Ministry of Justice
- Date 27 September 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to a named individual. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) neither confirmed nor denied holding some of the requested information and refused to provide the remainder, citing section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner investigated its application of section 40(2) to the information withheld by virtue of that exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information was correctly withheld. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2022/0277 appeal dismissed.