The complainant asked the Legal Services Commission (LSC) for the amounts that have been paid in legal aid to Abu Qatada since 2008 and for details of any legal aid claim currently being considered. The Commissioner’s decision is that by first maintaining that it did not hold the information and then by exempting it under s40(2), s31(1)(c) and s43(2) the LSC did not deal with the request in accordance with the FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 31 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 43 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50441223
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.529929