Ministry of Justice
- Date 16 August 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the Justices’ Clerks’ Society. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provided some information within the scope of the request but refused to provide the remainder citing section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ was entitled to rely on section 40(2) to withhold the information. However, the Commissioner finds that the MoJ breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as it failed to provide a response within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0139 struck out.