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Ministry of Justice
22 June 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested information relating to the number of prison cells in England and Wales without integral in cell sanitation. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) failed to respond to this request for information and the Commissioner’s decision is that in doing so the MoJ has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA.The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The MoJ must provide the complainant with a response to this request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 10: Upheld