Legal Ombudsman
- Date 11 April 2016
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 44: Not upheld
The complainants requested information relating to telephone conversations between investigators at the Legal Ombudsman and a named barrister or staff at his chambers. The Legal Ombudsman confirmed that it holds the information but refused to disclose it citing sections 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) and 40 (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner has investigated the Legal Ombudsman’s application of section 44. His decision is that the Legal Ombudsman was entitled to apply section 44(1)(a) to the withheld information by virtue of the Legal Services Act (LSA) 2007. He requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.