Ministry of Justice
- Date 22 June 2011
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 32: Not upheld
The complainant requested information regarding a named person’s Certificate of Conviction from Her Majesty’s Court Service (‘HMCS’). The public authority responded by neither confirming nor denying if the information was held relying on section 32(3) (court records) and section 40(5) personal information. The Commissioner finds that the public authority applied the exemption provided by section 32(3) correctly and he therefore did not go on to consider section 40(5). Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0148 dismissed.