Ministry of Justice
- Date 2 September 2019
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 32: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the Croydon Employment Tribunal. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ultimately provided some information within the scope of the request. It denied holding some of the requested information and refused to disclose the remainder, citing sections 40(2) (personal information) and 32(1)(c) (court records) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ was entitled to rely on sections 40(2) and 32(1)(c), respectively, to withhold the information within the scope of parts (1) and (3) of the request. She also found that, on the balance of probabilities, the MoJ did not hold some of the requested information within the scope of part (2) of the request and it therefore complied with the duty set out at section 1(1) (general right of access) of the FOIA. The Commissioner found a procedural breach of section 10. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0362 dismissed.