Without talking about any particular instance under section 67(1), there's always a danger, when there's some sort of public process that is investigating or looking into the same things a criminal investigation is undertaking, that it might spoil the evidence that might be used in a criminal trial. That's a danger that always exists. I'm not one who specializes in that area to say how it should be handled or not handled. I think those who do the criminal investigations are the ones who are responsible for deciding what to do. In this case, the Information Commissioner is the one to decide how far he wants to take his own investigation.
On June 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.