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Ministry of Justice

The complainant requested details relating to a specified court case. The Ministry of Justice (the ‘MOJ’) refused to provide the requested information, citing section 32 (court records) and section 40 (personal information) of FOIA, but provided details as to how the complainant might be able to obtain the information via the Criminal Procedure Rules on payment of a fee. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the MOJ provided some information outside the scope of FOIA on a discretionary basis, but maintained that both sections 32 and 40 applied to the remainder of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ was entitled to rely on section 32(1)(c)(i) and (ii) to refuse the remainder of this request. As he has found section 32 to be engaged, he has not deemed it necessary to consider the MOJ’s reliance on section 40(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the MOJ to take any steps as a result of this notice.

FOI 32: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: ic-113091