Ministry of Justice
- Date 12 August 2024
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to complaints about the conduct of Liz Truss in her role as Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) initially relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA (third party personal information) to neither confirm or deny the information was held. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, it changed its position to rely on section 1 of FOIA (information not held) for information falling in scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that MOJ has complied with section 1 in respect of the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.