First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)
FT/EA/2024/0427 - [2025] UKFTT 01126 (GRC)
Fecha: 24-Sep-2025
Grounds of Appeal
Grounds of Appeal
The Appellant appealed on 28 October 2024.
The Grounds of Appeal stated:
“It is not admitted that the relevant FOIA exemptions apply.
The policy of push back at sea is not sleeping, it is, on balance, gone forever.
The HO merely operates a water taxi service for migrants. There is no effort made to prevent crossings.
The PIBT was wrongly decided”.
- Heading
- Introduction
- Factual background
- The relevant information held in response to the request
- The request and responses
- Decision notice
- Grounds of Appeal
- The response of the Commissioner
- The Appellant’s reply to the Commissioner’s response
- The response on behalf of the Home Office (Second Respondent)
- Legal Framework
- The public interest balance
- The role of the Tribunal
- Issues
- Evidence
- Discussions and conclusions
- Would disclosure of the requested material prejudice or be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime?
- Would disclosure of the requested material prejudice or be likely to prejudice the operation of the immigration controls?
- Public interest balance
- Section 42 of FOIA
- Ancillary issues
- Gist
- Conclusions