10 October 2016, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information relating to a decision not to prosecute former bishop Peter Ball in 1993. The Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) disclosed some information, but withheld the remainder under section 30(1) (investigations and proceedings) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the CPS was entitled to apply section 30(1) to withhold the remaining information. The Commissioner does not require the CPS to take any steps.
FOI 30: Not upheld