Judicial Appointments Commission
- Date 14 September 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 21: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld, FOI 44: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the way in which candidates are selected for appointment. The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) provided a substantive response, however it applied exemptions to withhold some of the information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner has investigated and found that the JAC was entitled to withhold the information on the basis of sections 40 (personal information), 44 (prohibitions on disclosure) and 21 (information accessible to applicant by other means) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2022/0299 under appeal.