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IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL UT ref: UA-2024-000390-GIA
On appeal from First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (Information Rights)
Between:
George Greenwood
Appellant
- v –
The Information Commissioner
First respondent
-and-
The Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis
Second respondent
Before: Upper Tribunal Judge Wright
Decision date: 28 February 2025
Decided after an oral hearing on 27 November 2024
Representation:
Appellant: Philip Coppel KC of counsel, instructed by Bates Wells & Braithwaite.
First respondent: Will Perry of counsel, instructed by the Information Commissioner.
Second respondent: Ben Amunwa of counsel, instructedby the Directorate of Legal Services, Metropolitan Police Service.
DECISION
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- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to allow the appeal. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal made on16 January 2024under case numberEA/2023/0340was made in error of law and is set aside
- Introduction
- Relevant factual background
- The FTT’s Consent to Withdraw Decision
- “DECISION
- this document is formal notification of the taking effect of the withdrawal further to rule 17(5) 2009 Rules… Decision on withdrawal
- As regards the lateness of the withdrawal and the absence of an explanation for that lateness
- Relevant law Section 1 of FOIA provides, subject to immaterial exceptions on this appeal, the core duty under FOIA. It states
- Section 50 of FOIA is about complaints to the Information Commissioner and sets out (insofar as is relevant)
- The parties’ arguments
- Conclusions