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Ministry of Justice (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50419938 (28 March 2012)
Summary: The complainant has requested information about the cost of the provision of Sky television to prisoners at HM Prison Dovegate, including the number of Sky channels they have access to, and the numbers of cells in the prison which have telephones within them. The Ministry of Justice confirmed that it does not hold any of the requested information, explaining that HMP Dovegate is a private contracted-out prison which is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the -˜FOIA-™). The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Ministry of Justice does not hold any of the requested information. He requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld