4 August 2016, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information regarding a charging decision in relation to an allegation of murder. The Crown Prosecution Service withheld the information under sections 30(1)(c) (criminal proceedings) and section 40(2) (third party personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Crown Prosecution Service has applied section 40(2) of the FOIA appropriately to the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the Crown Prosecution Service to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.
FOI 40: Not upheld