Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

The complainant has requested information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) relating to the number of warnings, formal warnings, suspensions, and dismissals issued to staff at HMP Winchester. The MoJ relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA (third party personal information) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ has correctly relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether the information is held. The Commissioner does not require the MoJ to take any further steps.