Ministry of Justice

The complainant requested information about how equality data is gathered at the Ministry of Justice (“the MOJ”). The MOJ refused the request as a “repeated request”, relying on section 14(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOJ was not entitled to refuse the request as a repeated request. The Commissioner requires the MOJ to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Provide a fresh response to the complainant that does not rely on section 14(2) of FOIA.