Ministry of Justice
- Date 30 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 36: Not upheld, FOI 42: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the decision by the then Lord Chancellor to set a revised Personal Injury Discount Rate which she had announced on 27 February 2017. The Commissioner decided that the Ministry of Justice were entitled to rely on the section 36(2) (effective conduct of public affairs) and section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) FOIA exemptions to withhold the relevant information.