Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant has requested information about the potential costs and savings of the proposed UK digital ID scheme. The Home Office refused to disclose the information, citing the exemption at section 35(1)(a) (Formulation of government policy etc) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on section 35(1)(a) to refuse to disclose the requested information.