Crown Prosecution Service
- Date 11 March 2019
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant requested a police report and other information sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to the decision not to prosecute former bishop Peter Ball in 1993.The Crown Prosecution Service disclosed some information, but withheld the remainder relying on the section 30(1) FOIA (investigations and proceedings) exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Crown Prosecution Service was entitled to apply section 30(1) FOIA to withhold the remaining information. The Commissioner does not require the Crown Prosecution Service to take any steps.