Crown Prosecution Service
- Date 21 March 2012
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant had requested information relating to his conviction for murder, held by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) .The CPS relied on, sections 30 (1)(c) (information held for the purposes of a criminal investigation) and 40 (1) (complainant’s personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Crown Prosecution Service correctly relied on sections 30 (1)(c) and 40 (1) to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner also decided that the CPS were correct not to respond to two requests. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2012/0075 dismissed.