Ministry of Justice
- Date 16 June 2011
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 17: Not upheld
The complainant asked for information about whether a high profile individual had committed offences or breached the terms of his licence since being released from prison. The Ministry of Justice refused to confirm or deny whether it held information falling within the scope of the request, citing the exemptions in sections 31(3) and 40(5). The Commissioner accepted that the information was exempt under section 40(5) but found that there had been procedural breaches in the issuing of the refusal notice.