Ministry of Justice
- Date 29 March 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld
The complainant requested information from the President’s Office (Employment Tribunals England and Wales) relating to the minutes of meetings of judges. The President of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales (the President) provided the complainant with some information within the scope of the request – information which is publically available - but did not provide the information requested relating to the minutes of Regional Employment Judge meetings. It was explained that the reason for this is that the judiciary is not a public authority for the purposes of the FOIA. After investigation, the Commissioner has found that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) stated correctly and in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA that it did not hold the requested information as the MoJ only holds this information on behalf of another person and so under section 3(2)(a) of the FOIA it does not hold it for the purposes of that Act. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2016/0094 dismissed.