Ministry of Justice

A ministerial department, also called MoJ

The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest government departments, employing over 70,000 people.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to request information from any UK public authority, including the MoJ.

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Compensation
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Nadeem Badshah on .

Awaiting response.

I would like to get the figures for the amount of compensation paid out to prisoners and the number of cases where compensation was awarded in each...
Spend data from July 2017 on
Internal review request sent to Ministry of Justice by Helen McNally on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please can you update me on the status of my Internal Review. It has now been over three months since I submitted my request. If you do not respon...
Unrepresented defendants: judicial interviews
Response by Ministry of Justice to G Webber on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear G Webber,   Please find attached a response to your recent request for an Internal Review (180629006) concerning the response provided to you...
District Judge Daniel Curtis bias towards Local Authority
Response by Ministry of Justice to Francis Searby on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Searby, Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA...
Cost of keeping a prisoner in both a Private Prison and a State Run Prison
Response by Ministry of Justice to Bruno Buchmann on .

Awaiting response.

Dear Mr Buchmann,   Please find attached an acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information request dated 3^rd July 2018.   Yours sincerely  ...
District Judge Daniel Curtis "blagging it"
Response by Ministry of Justice to Francis Searby on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Searby, Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA...
Charging orders
Response by Ministry of Justice to Rekhaben on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Rekhaben, Please note, under section 8(1) of FOIA, a request for information must comply with three requirements. It must: (a) be in writing, (...
Anonymised list of prisoners' first reception dates and release dates
Response by Ministry of Justice to matt ford on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Ford,   Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information Act request to the Ministry of Justice.   Regards,   [1]Minis...
Unlawful Tribunal decisions (Information Rights)
Response by Ministry of Justice to [name removed] (Account suspended) on .

Refused.

Dear Cassy Kendrick   Thank you for your email of 21 March about an Information Rights decision.   If someone believes there is an error of law in...
Transfer of prisoners between England and another country
Response by Ministry of Justice to Bruno Buchmann on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Buchmann   Thank you for your recent enquiry to the MoJ, as one of the officials responsible for Foreign National Offenders policy deliver...
protocol for preservation of materials of interest to the Undercover Policing Inquiry
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Peter Salmon on .

Awaiting response.

To whom it may concern I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following information. I am happy to receive ma...
Secret creditor bankruptcy petition hearing in the county court hearing centre
Response by Ministry of Justice to Mr. McGregor on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr McGregor Thank you for your emails sent to the Disclosure Team. As your questions didn’t fall under an FOI request, your emails were forwarded...
Released prisoners with no fixed abode
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Eleanor De on .

Awaiting response.

I am writing on behalf of Revolving Doors Agency to make an open government request for all the information to which we are entitled under the Freed...
Grimsby Magistrates' court - Effective trial preparation form
Response by Ministry of Justice to Kier Wareing on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Wareing   Please attached our response to your query   Yours sincerely   NE RSU FOI and DPA team   NE Regional Support Unit| HM...
Area Jurisdiction
Response by Ministry of Justice to Rekhaben on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Rekhaben, Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)...
Civil Debt
Response by Ministry of Justice to Rekhaben on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Rekhaben, Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)...
Unlawful Tribunal decisions (Information Rights) - 21 March 2018
Response by Ministry of Justice to Chris Brown on .

Partially successful.

Dear Chris Brown Thank you for your email, which has been passed to this team to respond. As previously explained, your enquiry did not fall under th...
Retired Judiciary Information
Response by Ministry of Justice to Ruth Grocock on .

Successful.

Dear Ms. Grocock,   With apologies for the delay, please find attached the response to your request of 12 June.   Thanks   Mr. Uju   J...
An application under s 1 of the Freedom of information Act 2000 seeking the maintained information on the Employment Tribunal Judge " Miss (Ms) A. Henderson
Follow up sent to Ministry of Justice by MAM Hassan on .

Awaiting response.

The online published information on the Employment Tribunal Judges in England and Wales (please, see this linkhttps://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judi...
The outcome of an MoJ investigation into fraudulent legal aid applications relating to non-molestation orders
Internal review request sent to Ministry of Justice by David Gale on .

Awaiting internal review.

Dear Ministry of Justice I note that a response has not yet been received to my FOI request of 18.06.18. Please provide, by return, an acknowledgme...
Council Tax-Irregularites at Redbridge/Barkingside Magistrates Court and Ministerial Statement by Bridget Prentice,2009.
Internal review request sent to Ministry of Justice by GEORGE ALEXIOU on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Justice's...
Diversity information of Magistrates covering West Yorkshire
Response by Ministry of Justice to S Schofield on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Schofield,   Please find attached the acknowledgment of service to your Freedom of Information request relating to the diversity of West Y...
Bailiff reform
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Albert of the Matthews family on .

Awaiting response.

Let me share a extract a moment to get to my request, Please to allow you to understand! Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 https://www.par...
Compensation for Medomsley Victims
Response by Ministry of Justice to Cathy Fox on .

Long overdue.

Dear Ms Fox please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request. Many thanks Briefing & Correspondence Team HM Prison and Prob...
CICA- staff do not tell you much over the phone
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Any calds on .

Awaiting response.

Whenever I contact the CICA to find out where my case is up to the customer srvice representatives are very vague and can be a little short with you...

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