Official Information in UK Law

Leading Cases
  • R v Turner (Paul)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 06 October 1994

    We wish to alert judges to the need to scrutinise applications for disclosure of details about informants with very great care. They will need to be astute to see that assertions of a need to know such details, because they are essential to the running of the defence, are justified. Even when the informant has participated, the judge will need to consider whether his role so impinges on an issue of interest to the defence, present or potential, as to make disclosure necessary.

    That being so, whilst we appreciate the difficulty of this type of issue which faces judges, we have come to the conclusion that the learned judge's exercise of his discretion in the present case cannot be justified. Receiving the answer "No" to both those questions, it is unnecessary for us to pursue the other grounds.

  • Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Webinvest Ltd and Another
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 17 October 2014

    That was a case in which the plaintiff asserted that a settlement that he had made was a reasonable settlement and the defendant asserted that it was not. The general rule however is still that stated in Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council & Another [1989] AP 1280, namely that without prejudice negotiations once privileged remain privileged even after settlement.

  • Export Credits Guarantee Department v Friends of the Earth
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 17 March 2008

    The considerations are not ulterior: they are at the heart of the debate which these cases raise. There is a legitimate public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of advice within and between government departments on matters that will ultimately result, or are expected ultimately to result, in a ministerial decision. The weight to be given to those considerations will vary from case to case.

  • R H. v The GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL and INTERESTED PARTIES
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 31 January 2006

    But this is not to say that the aide-memoire (see paragraph 30 above) was legally wrong or misleading. The want of a clear test in either the Act or the Rules made explanations of this kind inevitable. In many cases, perhaps most, it will have made little or no difference which formula was used. If the present case turned upon it, it would be necessary to make a close analysis of the PPC's decision in order to decide whether it had impermissibly raised the threshold.

  • R (Office of Communications) v Information Commissioner
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 08 April 2008

    The reason I think that the approach taken in that text book is correct is essentially grounded in the policy balance that one finds in the Directive and in the Regulations. No justification has to be shown for the disclosure in the first instance. The wording suggests at least that they must be considered exception by exception, and that includes the public interest that attaches to each exception.

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Legislation
  • The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2016
    ... ... , trustees, provisional liquidators, interim receivers and the official receiver, of books, accounts and other records, and their production to ... ];“identification details” and similar references to information identifying persons, proceedings, etc. are to be interpreted in accordance ... ...
  • The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2015
    ... ... ” means a technical specification in the field of information and communication technology laid down in accordance with Articles 13 and ... under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ;“Official Journal” means the Official Journal of the European Union;“prior ... ...
  • Investigatory Powers Act 2016
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2016
    ... ... of communications data, bulk personal datasets and other information; to make provision about the treatment of material held as a result of ... the decision to issue it, the warrant may be signed by a senior official designated by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Scottish ... ...
  • Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2009
    ... ... ; to make provision about the use and disclosure of customs information; to make provision for and in connection with the exercise of customs ... may designate—(a) an immigration officer, or(b) any other official in that Secretary of State's department,as a general customs official ... ...
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Forms
  • Medical report for gender recognition
    • HM Courts & Tribunals Service court and tribunal forms
    Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).
    ... ... Gender Recognition Act 2004 ... Updated June 2014 ... The information in this publication is available in alternative formats on request. Please ... is ‘protected information’ if it is acquired in an official capacity. It is ... an offence to disclose protected information to any ... ...
  • Application for permission to appeal
    • HM Courts & Tribunals Service court and tribunal forms
    Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal forms including the education, health and care (EHC) plan form to appeal against a decision.
    ... ... Email address ... Who should receive information about the application? (please tick) ... Parent one/person with parental ... The official handling the case ... Your legal representative ... Important: We can only ... ...
  • Application for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Overseas legal recognition application) (Gender Recognition Act 2004)
    • HM Courts & Tribunals Service court and tribunal forms
    Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).
    ... ... Each section of these Guidance Notes indicates what information you should include in the ... corresponding section on the form. These ... we need to send original or official documents to you (e.g ... to return your driving licence or to send you ... ...
  • Alternative application for a Gender Recognition Certificate
    • HM Courts & Tribunals Service court and tribunal forms
    Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).
    ... ... Each section of this guidance indicates what information you should include in the ... corresponding section on the application ... correspondence where we need to send original ... or official documents to you (e.g. to return your ... driving licence or to send you ... ...
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