§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many requests have been made for each year since the coming into operation of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information for information in the area of law enforcement; how many of these requests were granted in each year; how many of these requests were declined, and for what reason they were declined. [HL2708]
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§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is as follows:
1997 Number of requests: 1 Number granted: 0 Number refused: 1 Reason for refusal: Information requested was in a category of information specified in the code as exempt from the commitment to provide information. 1996 Number of requests: 3 Number granted: 2 Number refused: 1 Reason for refusal: Information originated from the Security Service, which is not within the scope of the code. No requests were received in 1995, the first full year in which the Code of Practice was in operation.