Information Tribunal rules on FOIA request for disclosure of Nick Griffin's personal data | Practical Law

Information Tribunal rules on FOIA request for disclosure of Nick Griffin's personal data | Practical Law

The First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) has ruled that certain information requested by a Guardian journalist from the Crown Prosecution Service concerning the 1998 prosecution of Nick Griffin, the BNP leader, under the Public Order Act 1986 was not exempt from disclosure under the personal data exemption contained in section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Information Tribunal rules on FOIA request for disclosure of Nick Griffin's personal data

by PLC IPIT & Communications
Published on 09 Feb 2012 • United Kingdom
The First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) has ruled that certain information requested by a Guardian journalist from the Crown Prosecution Service concerning the 1998 prosecution of Nick Griffin, the BNP leader, under the Public Order Act 1986 was not exempt from disclosure under the personal data exemption contained in section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.