Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant has requested information about Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) audits. The Home Office refused to confirm or deny whether it held some of the information within the scope of the request, citing section 38(2) (Health and safety) of FOIA. The complainant also felt that it had not properly answered part of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 38(2) to neither confirm nor deny (NCND) whether it held information falling within scope of part (5) of the request. He also found no failure to comply with section 1 (General right of access) in respect of part (3) of the request.