Willow v The Information Commissioner, Ministry of Justice: CA 22 Nov 2017

The appellant social worker appealed from a refusal to release under the 2006 Act of an unredacted copy of the MOJ Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint training manual. The MOJ argued that full disclosure might allow inmates to develop counter techniques.
Held: The appeal failed.

Judges:

Sir Brian Leveson P, McCombe, Nwey LJJ

Citations:

[2017] EWCA Civ 1876

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Information, Prisons, Children

Updated: 01 April 2022; Ref: scu.599605