DECISION
IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL Appeal No. GIA/51/2021ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS CHAMBEROn appeal from the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)Tribunal: First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) – General Regulatory ChamberTribunal Case No: EA/2019/0275 Tribunal Venue: CVP video hearing on 23 September 2020FTT Decision Date: 21 October 2020Between:ROBIN CALLENDER SMITHAppellant- v –(1) THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (2) THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICERespondentsBefore: Upper Tribunal Judge JonesDecision date: 18 January 2022Representation:Appellant: Appeared in personFirst Respondent: Did not appear nor participate Second Respondent: Mr Adam Heppinstall QC, instructed by Government Legal Department on behalf of the Crown Prosecution ServiceDECISION
- DECISION
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to dismiss the appeal.
- Introduction
- The hearing
- The Request for information
- The Information Commissioner’s Decision
- ‘Balance of the public interest arguments
- Conclusion
- The FTT Decision
- The Law
- The Appellant’s submissions
- The Second Respondent’s submissions
- Discussion and analysis – section 42 FOIA and the public interest balancing exercise
- Judge of the Upper Tribunal