Summary: The complainant requested information about a high security prison, including information about -˜lockdowns-™. The MoJ provided some information within the scope of the request, refusing the remainder on the basis that it considered sections 31(1)(f) (law enforcement) and 40 (personal information) of the FOIA applied. The Commissioner has investigated and his decision is that most of the information was correctly withheld. However, he does not find the section 31 exemption engaged in respect of a small amount of information, namely, Annex A (Searching of Living Accommodation), paragraphs 1-4 inclusive and paragraph 8, and; Annex G of Annex I (Notice to prisoners). It follows that he orders disclosure of that information.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 31 - Complaint Upheld