Ministry of Justice
- Date 23 March 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) documented procedures relating to a particular scenario. To date he has not received a substantive response. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. He requires it to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA.