18 October 2017, Central government
The complainant requested statistical information relating to applications made by Peterborough City Council held by the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC) at Northampton. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ultimately confirmed that it held information within the scope of the request but refused to provide it citing section 12(1) of the FOIA (cost of compliance). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ has correctly applied section 12(1) and that there is no breach of section 16(1) of the FOIA (duty to provide advice and assistance). She requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Not upheld