Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant requested documentation that would be provided in response to suppliers’ expressions of interest in a specified Asylum Support and Accommodation Programme. The Home Office refused to provide the requested information, citing the exemption at section 43(2) of FOIA for commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office has properly relied on section 43(2) of FOIA for the reasons set out in this notice. No steps are required as a result of this decision. 

Keywords: Procurement