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Home Office: Freedom of Information

Commons · Question 29243 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what time limits apply to consideration of proposed Freedom of Information responses by (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers; and what escalation procedure applies where clearan

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 21 Sep 2026

The Home Office's Freedom of Information guidance provides that the Communications Directorate will undertake an initial review of referred cases within two working days. For cases referred to special advisers, the Central FOI Team maintains oversight of ...