Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2009] All ER (D) 50 (Jul)
Neutral Citation:	[2009] EWHC 1611 (Admin)
Court:	Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:	Keith J
Representation	James Eadie QC and Gerry Facenna (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the appellants.
	Anya Proops (instructed by the Office of the Information Commissioner) for the respondent.
Judgment Dates:	6 July 2009

Catchwords

Freedom of information - Exempt information - Disclosure prohibited by or under enactment - Request for information about how previous requests for information handled (meta-request) - Home Office refusing meta-request relying on particular statutory exemptions justifying non-disclosure - Defendant commissioner finding balance weighing in favour of disclosure - Information Tribunal agreeing with commissioner - Test to be applied when considering whether to accept meta-requests - Whether Home Office able to rely on certain statutory exemptions in having meta-request rejected - ss 1, 2, 36.

The Case

Practice Areas

• Local Government
• Company Commercial

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