Legal Services Board
| Case Outcome | Complaint not upheld |
| Subject Matter | Police and criminal justice |
| Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
| Record Number | FS50834455 |
| Date | 20 August 2019 |
| Respondent | Legal Services Board |
Reference: FS50834455
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Decision notice
Date: 20 August 2019
Public Authority: Legal Services Board
Address: One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant requested information from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) relating to a high profile investigation. The LSB denied holding
some of the requested information. It provided some information within
the scope of the request but refused to provide the remainder, citing
2. The Commissioner has investigated the LSB’s application of section
3. The Commissioner’s decision is that the LSB was entitled to find that the
information was exempt from disclosure under section 44(1)(a) of the
FOIA by virtue of section 167(1) of the Legal Services Act 2007.
4. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this
decision.
Background
5. The LSB
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:
“… is the oversight regulator of legal services in England and Wales.
We are independent from both the legal profession and
government”.
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https://www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/
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