Ministry of Justice
- Date 9 February 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 44: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the wills of three members of the Royal Family. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed it holds the requested information but refused to provide it citing section 44 of FOIA (prohibitions on disclosure). The Commissioner’s decision is that section 44 was correctly applied. The Commissioner finds, however, that in failing to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory timescale MoJ breached section 10(1) of FOIA. He requires no steps to be taken.