Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The complainant has requested information about a death at sea. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency relied on section 30 (criminal investigations) and section 40(2) of FOIA (third party personal data) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information in question engages section 30 of FOIA and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require further steps.