Ministry of Justice
- Date 3 August 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about prisoners who have absconded from prison. The Ministry of Justice withheld the information, citing the section 40(2) (personal information) exemption of FOIA.The Commissioner’s decision is that the Ministry of Justice has applied section 40(2) of FOIA appropriately. The Commissioner does not require the Ministry of Justice to take any steps as a result of this decision.