5 February 2015, Central government
The complainant requested information relating to a specified court. The Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) failed to respond to him until the Commissioner’s intervention. In its response, the MOJ advised that it did not consider the request constituted a valid request under FOIA and instead handled it as a ‘normal course of business’ request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ has handled the request properly. He does not require it to take any steps in order to comply with the legislation. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2015/0053 dismissed.
FOI 16: Not upheld