Ministry of Justice
- Date 20 August 2019
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 32: Not upheld
The complainant requested an unedited recording or transcript for a specified court case. After initially refusing to provide the requested information by virtue of section 21 (information accessible to applicant by other means) the Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) later instead relied on sections 32 (court records) and 44 (prohibitions on disclosure). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ was entitled to rely on section 32(1)(a) of FOIA to refuse this request for the reasons set out in this notice. She does not require the MOJ to take any steps as a result of this notice. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0331 dismissed.