Ministry of Justice
- Date 9 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information about the charge/tariff for telephone calls made by prisoners from wing payphones, and from in-cell phones, in public sector prisons in England and Wales on various dates. The MoJ initially provided some information within the scope of the request but withheld the remainder, citing sections 43(2) (commercial interests) and 22 (information intended for future publication) of FOIA. It later disclosed the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ breached section 10(1) of FOIA by failing to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. However, as the information has now been provided, the Commissioner does not require any steps as a result of this notice.