Ministry of Justice
- Date 17 December 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 32: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the allocation of an appeal hearing involving a named individual. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed it held information within the scope of the request, but refused to provide it, citing sections 32(1) (court records) and 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner has investigated the MoJ’s application of section 32(1)(a) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ was entitled to rely on section 32(1)(a) of the FOIA to withhold all the information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.