Ministry of Justice
- Date 6 April 2016
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information, against a background of the ‘Nolan Principles ’, for details of officers responsible for handling Subject Access and FOIA Requests. The Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) did not respond within the statutory 20 working days prescribed by FOIA. The complainant requested that a decision notice be issued by the Commissioner recording the delay. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ has breached section 10(1) of FOIA by issuing its response late, but as a substantive response has been provided to the complainant, he does not require any remedial steps to be taken.