4 December 2017, Central government
The complainant requested information relating to the subject of judicial review and environmental judicial review reform. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) denied holding some of the requested information and refused to disclose the remainder citing regulation 12(4)(d) (information in the course of completion), regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) and regulation 12(5)(b) (the course of justice) of the EIR. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the MoJ disclosed some information it had previously withheld. The Commissioner has investigated the MoJ’s application of regulations 12(4)(e) (internal communications) and 12(5)(b) (the course of justice) to the remaining withheld information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ has correctly applied the above regulations of the EIR to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
EIR 12(4)(e): Not upheld EIR 12(5)(b): Not upheld