Mr Bill Kidd MSP requested from the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (the SCCRC) information relating to cases of defective representation received against a named solicitor. The SCCRC responded by advising Mr Kidd that it considered the information to be exempt from disclosure in terms of section 26(a) of FOISA due to a prohibition on disclosure contained in section 194J of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (the CPSA). Following a review, Mr Kidd remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the SCCRC had dealt with Mr Kidd’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA, by correctly applying the exemption in section 26(a) and by withholding the requested information.
Citations:
[2008] ScotIC 134 – 2008
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Scotland
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Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.434234
