Ministry of Justice
- Date 3 November 2021
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested a copy of a named Crown Court’s “Goldfax” logs showing transmissions received between 23 and 25 September 2020 and relating to a named claim. The Ministry of Justice said that it did not hold the requested information. The Commissioner decided that, on the balance of probabilities, the Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested information. However, she found that the Ministry of Justice breached section 10(1) (Time for compliance) FOIA by failing to communicate this to the complainant within the statutory timescale. The Commissioner does not require the Ministry of Justice to take any steps to comply with the legislation. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2021/0354 struck out.