Government Legal Department
- Date 13 January 2026
- Sector Central government, Other
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 42: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to specific High Court proceedings. Government Legal Department (GLD) provided some of the requested information. However it denied holding some of the information, citing section 1 (general right of access to information) of FOIA and refused to disclose the remainder, citing section 42(1) (Legal professional privilege) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that GLD is entitled to rely on section 42(1) of FOIA to withhold the requested information in scope of part 1(c) of the request. He also found that, on the balance of probabilities, GLD does not hold information within the scope of parts 2, 4 and 5 of the request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.