HM Land Registry
- Date 8 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 31(1)(a): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from His Majesty’s Land Registry (“HMLR”) relating to the Property Alert service and the monitoring of a particular property.The Commissioner’s decision is that HMLR appropriately applied the exemption contained in section 31(1)(a) of FOIA (law enforcement and the prevention or detection of crime) to withhold the information.The Commissioner does not require HMLR to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2022/0415 withdrawn.