Crown Prosecution Service
- Date 2 September 2019
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) submission to the Lammy Review. The CPS refused to provide the requested information, citing sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and 36(2)(c) (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) are engaged and that the balance of the public interest lies in maintaining the exemption. However, as the CPS failed to complete its deliberations on the balance of the public interest within a reasonable time, it breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.