Ministry of Justice
- Date 1 May 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information about a kosher food trial in prisons and also about the regulations applying to prisoners within a specialist unit in HMP Frankland. The Commissioner decided that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) had breached sections 1 and 10 FOIA by failing to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. She requires MOJ to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17(1) FOIA. MOJ must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.