Ministry of Justice
- Date 7 August 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about offenders who absconded from Ford Open Prison and any temporary release failures. The Ministry of Justice disclosed some information and withheld the remainder, citing the section 40(2) (personal data) exemption of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) of FOIA applies to all of the withheld information. However, she considers that the Ministry of Justice has breached sections 10 (time for compliance) and 17 (refusal of a request) of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the Ministry of Justice to take any further steps as a result of this decision.