22 August 2017, Central government
The complainant requested submissions and transcripts of pleadings relating to a number of cases before the European Court of Human Rights. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) neither confirmed nor denied holding the requested information, citing section 32(3) of the FOIA (court records). The Commissioner investigated the MoJ’s application of section 32(3) and concluded that the MoJ was entitled to rely on that exemption to neither confirm nor deny holding the information.
FOI 32: Not upheld