Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government) [2022] UKICO 190576 (28 November 2022)

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Cite as: [2022] UKICO 190576

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The complainant has requested a copy of a document titled “Broadcast Action for Migrant Incidents”. The above public authority (“the public authority”) relied on sections 31 (law enforcement) and 38 (health and safety) of FOIA to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has failed to demonstrate that either exemption applies and is consequently not entitled to rely on either exemption. The public authority breached section 10 of FOIA as it failed to respond to the request within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose a copy of the document to the complainant. Keywords: distress calls

FOI 31: Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 38: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 190576

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