Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN HL2424
Offenders: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 21 July 2026
Answered: 27 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current estimate of legal costs associated with litigation by the Ministry of Justice against the Office of the Information Commissioner regarding the publication of data on offences committed by foreign natio
Answer
The Ministry of Justice is in the process of appealing the Information Commissioner Officer’s decision to the First-tier Tribunal. It would be prejudicial to live proceedings to release any of the requested information.