The Home Secretary received a request for assistance in a letter of request from a foreign state, and issued orders requiring information from the applicants. They sought access to the letter.
Held: The letter of request is confidential and not itself disclosable. However, justice must also be done for the person the subject of the request. Normally, that requirement could be met by disclosing information as to the nature of the criminal investigation. That would suffice here, but would not always be enough.
Judges:
Kennedy, Pitchers LLJ
Citations:
Times 15-Nov-2002, Gazette 21-Nov-2002
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.178148
