Ministry of Justice
- Date 25 January 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 32: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the numbers of CCTV related court cases for specified organisations. The Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) ultimately refused to provide the requested information, citing section 32(1)(c) – a limb of the court records exemption, and section 12(1) – the cost of compliance. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ was entitled to rely on section 32(1)(c) to withhold the requested information. As he has found section 32(1)(c) to be engaged, the Commissioner does not deem it necessary to consider the MOJ’s reliance on section 12(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner does not requires any steps as a result of this notice.