10 May 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested the charging decisions made by the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to Robert Black and the alleged murder of Genette Tate in 1978. The Crown Prosecution Service refused to disclose the information relying upon section 42(1) (legal professional privilege) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Crown Prosecution Service has applied section 42(1) of FOIA appropriately. The Commissioner does not require the Crown Prosecution Service to take any steps as a result of this decision.
FOI 42: Not upheld