The Northern Ireland Office
- Date 7 October 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld, FOI 12(4)(b): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information regarding the mining industry. The Northern Ireland Office (“NIO”) relies on section 12 (cost) of the FOIA and 12(4)(b) of the EIR (manifestly unreasonable) not to comply with the request.The Commissioner’s decision is that the NIO correctly relied on section 12 and regulation 12(4)(b) not to comply with the requests.