Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Office)

The complainant has requested information about the evaluation of pilot testing of AI tools used for asylum application processing. The Home Office refused the request, citing sections 35(1)(a) (Formulation of government policy, etc), 40(2) (Personal information) and 41(1) (Information provided in confidence) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office was entitled to rely on sections 35(1)(a) and 41(1) to withhold the requested information.