The complainant made various information requests stemming from his dissatisfaction with the actions of North Yorkshire Police (NYP) in relation to a family dispute. NYP did not respond to these requests on the grounds that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA and, as the complainant had been advised that previous requests made by him were vexatious, it would have been unreasonable to expect it to respond with a further refusal notice. The Commissioner’s decision is that the complainant’s requests were vexatious and so NYP was not obliged to comply with these. The Commissioner also finds that under section 17(6) of the FOIA NYP was not obliged to provide any response to these requests as it would have been unreasonable in the circumstances to expect it to do so.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 14 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50482564
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 09 June 2022; Ref: scu.528292