The ICO tolerate abuses of the Freedom of Information Act and side with institutions who submit knowingly false information in response to FOI requests, which is a criminal offence under Section 144 of the Freedom of Information Act. The ICO refuses to hold those institutions to account snd allows the unlawful dissemination of false information in response to FOI requests. This was the case with Brighton & Hove City Council who provided false information in relation to a fraud which they had enabled and also benefitted from. The false information BHCC provided was done to prevent the full extent of their complicity being exposed. The ICO enabled BHCC to cover up that complicity by allowing them to provide false information without being held to account.The ICO are not fit for purpose.
