Mr X and the Irish Prison Service (FOI Act 2014) [2017] IEIC 160508 (14 March 2017)

Mr X and the Irish Prison Service (FOI Act 2014) [2017] IEIC 160508 (14 March 2017)

The Prison Service was justified in refusing the request as all reasonable steps were taken to locate the records, and its policy is not to record calls between prisoners and their legal representatives; therefore, no such records exist.

Citation
[2017] IEIC 160508
Parties
Applicant: Mr X; Respondent: Irish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
14 March 2017
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review
Outcome
request refused; decision of the Prison Service affirmed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Records Management, Prisoner Rights
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Records Management Prisoner Rights

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Parties

Mr X

Applicant

Irish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Prison Service was justified in refusing access to requested telephone call records on the ground that no such records exist

Ratio Decidendi

The Prison Service was justified in refusing the request as all reasonable steps were taken to locate the records, and its policy is not to record calls between prisoners and their legal representatives; therefore, no such records exist.

Court Disposition

request refused; decision of the Prison Service affirmed