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National Security Certificate
There used to be a separate National Security Appeals Panel (NSAP) of the Tribunal which heard appeals against certificates issued by a Minister of the Crown under Section 28 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), and section 60 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Anyone directly affected by the issue of a certificate was able to appeal against it and the Tribunal applied the principles of judicial review to the certificate considering whether the Minister had reasonable grounds for issuing it. Now such appeals will be heard in the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal but you will need to lodge your appeal/application against a certificate with the First–tier Tribunal (Information Rights) before it is transferred to the Upper Tribunal.
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Past National Security Appeals decisions
- Philip Hilton v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
(46kb) - Norman Baker MP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (153kb)
- Mohamed al Fayed v Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commomwealth Affairs (66kb)
- Tony Gosling v Secretary of State for the Home Department (156kb)
- Peter Hitchens v Secretary of State for the Home Department (153kb)
- John Stevenson vs Secretary of State for the Home Department (153kb)
