Dudgeon v (1) Information Commissioner (2) Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland [2016] UKUT 576 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stockman on 19 September 2016.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 20 August 2021

• Categories: Information rights and Tribunal procedure and practice
• Sub-categories: Information rights - Freedom of information - absolute exemptions, Tribunal procedure and practice - precedence of decisions and Tribunal procedure and practice - tribunal practice
• Judges: Stockman, O
• Decision date: 19 September 2016

Read the full decision in GIA/2887/2013;GIA/2888/2013

Judicial Summary

FOIA sections 23 and 24 - absolute and qualified exemptions - procedure for closed submissions - role of special advocates in national security cases - precedent status of Court of Appeal (E&W) decision in Browning in Northern Ireland

Published 20 August 2021