Home Office
- Date 1 June 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the work of a named Home Office forensic pathologist, including the number of times they had been instructed by the police to perform an autopsy. The Home Office stated that some of the information was not held. It refused to provide the remainder on the grounds of the exemption provided at sections 36 (prejudice to effective public affairs) and 40(2) (personal information) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Having investigated its application of section 40(2), the Commissioner’s decision is that the Home Office correctly applied the section 40(2) exemption. She requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2017/0127 dismissed.