In 2009 Baroness Uddin was interviewed by the Metropolitan Police with regards to whether she had committed an offence under the Theft Act 1968 or the Fraud Act 2006 in claiming Parliamentary expenses. In March 2010 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that having considered the case carefully it had concluded that there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against Baroness Uddin. The complainant in this case submitted a request to the CPS for a copy of Baroness Uddin’s verbal interview with the Metropolitan Police. The CPS refused to provide the copy of the interview transcripts on the basis that they were exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 30(1)(c) and 41(1) and furthermore that the majority of the information was also exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2). The Commissioner has reviewed the requested information and has concluded that all of it constitutes Baroness Uddin’s sensitive personal data and that its disclosure would breach the first data protection principle. The requested information is therefore exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 40(2) of the Act.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50325871
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.530196
