Crown Prosecution Service
- Date 11 April 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to costs incurred by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in relation to specified criminal and judicial review proceedings. The CPS refused to either confirm or deny holding information within the scope of the request, citing section 40(5) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the CPS was correct to neither confirm nor deny holding information within the scope of the request by virtue of section 40(5)(a) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.