Citations: [2013] UKFTT EA – 2013 – 0125 (GRC Links: Bailii Statutes: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Information Commissioner v Dransfield UTAA 28-Jan-2013 UTAA Tribunal procedure and practice (including UT) – statements of reasons – The public authority was entitled to rely on section 14(1) and to conclude … Continue reading Woolley v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 25 Nov 2013
FTTGC Disclosure of information the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘FOIA’) and reliance by the Public Authority, the Sheffield City Council (‘the Council’), on Section 14(1) in the fact that they regard the requests as vaxatious. Held: Dismissed [2015] UKFTT 2014 – 0179 (GRC) Bailii Freedom of Information Act 2000 Information Updated: 02 January 2022; … Continue reading Newton v Information Commissioner: FTTGRC 22 Jun 2015
Freedom of Information Act 2000 section 14(1) – whether requests were vexatious. [2013] UKFTT EA – 2013 – 0178 (GRC Bailii Freedom of Information Act 2000 14(1) England and Wales Information Updated: 06 December 2021; Ref: scu.519458
For the reasons set out, the Public Authority was not obliged to comply with the Complainant’s request for information by reason of sections 14(1) and 14(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. No action is required by the Public Authority. [2011) UKFTT EA – 2010 – 0203 Bailii Freedom of Information Act 2000 1 … Continue reading Lampert v Information Commissioner and Financial Services Authority: FTTGRC 7 Jun 2011
UTAA Tribunal procedure and practice (including UT) – statements of reasons – The public authority was entitled to rely on section 14(1) and to conclude that the request dated 29 May 2010 was vexatious within the meaning of FOIA. The Decision Notice stands.Wikely UTJ said: The common theme underpinning section 14(1), at least insofar as … Continue reading Information Commissioner v Dransfield: UTAA 28 Jan 2013
ICO The complainant made requests to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service for copies of communications relating to its handling of a complaint he submitted against the Chair of Lancashire Combined Fire Authority. He also requested details of all expenses the Chair had claimed over a period of nine years. The public authority refused the requests … Continue reading Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Jun 2011
ICO The complainant made a request to Richmond Adult Community College (the ‘College’) on 26 March 2009 for minutes of meetings for the year 2007. The College refused the request for information as it deemed the request vexatious under section 14 of the Act and furthermore stated that to comply with the request would exceed … Continue reading Richmond Adult Community College (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Apr 2010
The complainant requested various items of information relating to railway sleepers placed along one edge of an access road into a car park owned by Eynsford Parish Council (‘the council’). The council said that the requests were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). The Information Commissioner’s decision is … Continue reading Eynsford Parish Council (Local Government (Parish Council)): ICO 23 Mar 2015
The complainant asked for permission to visit the Council’s archives and ‘have access to, research and make copies’ of all documents relating to the transfer of property previously owned by the former Lyme Regis Town Council to West Dorset District Council. The Council refused the request on the basis that it considered it to be … Continue reading West Dorset District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 2 Jun 2011
The complainant requested the issue date of a specific version of a document known as the ‘Correspondence Manual’ from the Student Loans Company. This was refused as the SLC believed the request was made as part of an old case which it considered to be closed. When the complainant made it clear this was a … Continue reading Student Loans Company Ltd (Decision Notice) (FS50346909): ICO 28 Mar 2011
The complainant requested information concerning the word processing software and the document scanning equipment used by the Student Loans Company in 2007. This was refused by the public authority under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner finds that the SLC was correct to refuse the request as vexatious. Section of … Continue reading Student Loans Company Ltd (Decision Notice) (FS50351891): ICO 28 Mar 2011
The complainant engaged in a lengthy correspondence with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from February 2005 to September 2007 as part of a complaint he was pursuing. The correspondence contained a large number of requests, made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), to which the CPS provided a variety of responses. The … Continue reading Crown Prosecution Service (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Aug 2009
The complainant has requested various information relating to the development of a crematorium. North Somerset Council refused the request as vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but subsequently informed the Commissioner that the request would fall under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and as such, sought to refuse the request … Continue reading North Somerset Council (Local Government): ICO 12 Sep 2019
The complainant requested information from Walberswick Parish Council (the council) relating to correspondence about a meeting that had taken place in October 2011. The council refused to respond to the request because it considered that it was vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA) and that the complainant was … Continue reading Walberswick Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 24 Jan 2013
The complainant requested information from Cornwall Council (‘the council’) concerning a particular property. This request was transferred to Cornwall Housing (‘the authority’). The authority provided an initial response but upon internal review said that it had decided that the request was vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). The … Continue reading Cornwall Housing (Other): ICO 5 Mar 2015
The complainant requested information from Milton Keynes Council (‘the council’) about whether there had been an application for adverse possession of a particular area of land. The council refused to respond to the request on the basis that it was vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). The Commissioner’s … Continue reading Milton Keynes Council (Local Government (District Council)): ICO 21 Apr 2015
ICO The complainant requested information relation to a tendering procedure for the development at Threescore in Bowthorpe. This request was refused under section 14(1) as the request was considered vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that Norwich City Council (‘the Council’) should have handled the request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (‘the EIR’) as opposed … Continue reading Norwich City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 19 Oct 2011
The complainant asked Nottingham City Homes Limited (‘NCH’) to provide information about council tenancies in his immediate neighbourhood. NCH refused his request on the grounds that it believed the request to be vexatious and applied section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the ‘Act’). The Commissioner has considered the context and background leading … Continue reading Nottingham City Homes Ltd (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Dec 2010
The complainant requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the ‘Act’) the workplace email addresses of all of the public authority’s staff. The public authority confirmed that it held the information, but believed that it was exempt. It argued that the request may be invalid by virtue of section 8, but in the event … Continue reading University of Greenwich (Decision Notice): ICO 26 May 2011
The complainant requested information regarding the Chief Executive of the Legal Services Commission (‘the LSC’), the Magee review and his report. The LSC responded by providing some information in the normal course of business and refusing to provide further information on the grounds that the request was vexatious and therefore excluded under section 14(1) of … Continue reading Legal Services Commission (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Mar 2011
The complainant requested, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), all the information it held on its internet and intranet IT systems for two years in a specified format and all other information held electronically about a set of meetings. The Council considered that the request was in its context vexatious by virtue … Continue reading Leeds City Council (Decision Notice): ICO 12 Sep 2011
The complainant made requests to East Sussex County Council relating to issues involving his wife. The council cited section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the exclusion relating to vexatious requests. The council also said that some of the requests should be considered separately under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998. … Continue reading East Sussex County Council (Decision Notice) FS50469685: ICO 30 Apr 2013
The complainant made requests to East Sussex County Council relating to issues involving his wife. The council cited section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the exclusion relating to vexatious requests. The council also said that some of the requests should be considered separately under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998. … Continue reading East Sussex County Council (Decision Notice) FS50466468: ICO 30 Apr 2013
The complainant requested various items of information from the Peak District National Park Authority. The authority refused to respond to the requests using the exclusions under section 14(1) and 14(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which concern vexatious and repeated requests. The Commissioner decided that the authority should have considered the requests under … Continue reading Peak District National Park Authority (Decision Notice): ICO 17 Jan 2013
The complainant requested information from City West Homes concerning works being carried out to ensure that residents of the property where the complainant lives can continue to receive a television signal following the digital switchover. CWH refused to respond to the requests on the basis that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom … Continue reading Citywest Homes (Decision Notice): ICO 31 Jan 2012
The complainant made 26 sets of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 concerning the treatment of her late mother. The public authority replied to some of the requests, but believed sections 14(1) [vexatious requests] and 14(2) [repeated requests] applied to most of them and so it did not answer them. The … Continue reading Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Decision Notice): ICO 22 Mar 2011
The complainant made a request to Norfolk County Council (‘the Council’), which was the most recent in a series of requests, relating to the care provided to an elderly person by an independent care organisation contracted by the Council. The Council applied the exclusion under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the … Continue reading Norfolk County Council (Decision Notice): ICO 7 Nov 2007
The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Islington (the council) relating to major works, external repairs 2010-2011 to a named block of flats in Islington. The council refused to respond to the request because it considered that it was vexatious under section 14(1) and section 14(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 … Continue reading Islington Council (Decision Notice): ICO 27 Sep 2012
The complainant requested information from Lincolnshire County Council about classes for gifted and talented primary school pupils in Stamford. The council refused to respond to the requests citing section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This exclusion relates to vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council correctly relied on the exclusion … Continue reading Lincolnshire County Council (Decision Notice): ICO 15 Jul 2013
The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Islington (the council) relating to charges to residents of flats. The council refused to respond to the requests because it considered that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA), the exclusion relating to vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision … Continue reading Islington Council (Decision Notice) FS50430435: ICO 13 Aug 2012
The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Islington (the council) relating to charges to residents of flats. The council refused to respond to the requests because it considered that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA), the exclusion relating to vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision … Continue reading Islington Council (Decision Notice) FS50430436: ICO 13 Aug 2012
The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Islington (the council) relating to charges to residents of flats. The council refused to respond to the requests because it considered that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA), the exclusion relating to vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision … Continue reading Islington Council (Decision Notice) FS50437482: ICO 13 Aug 2012
The complainant has, over a period of three years, made a series of requests stemming from Wakefield Metropolitan District Council’s application of its high-hedges policy. Given the extent of its communications with the complainant about this issue, the Council deemed the latest of the requests as vexatious pursuant to section 14(1) of the Freedom of … Continue reading Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (Decision Notice): ICO 29 Sep 2009
The complainant asked the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services to provide board minutes and papers for a specific time period. The public authority refused to disclose these stating the request was exempt by virtue of the exclusions under sections 14(1) (vexatious requests) and 14(2) (repeated requests) of the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Decision Notice): ICO 8 Mar 2011
The complainant requested information relating to the way in which the London Borough of Redbridge (‘the council’) handled a previous information request. The council initially said that the request was vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). However, the council subsequently complied with the request following a separate decision … Continue reading Redbridge London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 9 Jul 2012
The complainant made a number of requests to Brent Council for information relating to complaints against it and their outcomes as well as its expenditure. The public authority refused the request on the basis of the provisions of section 14(1) of Freedom of Information Act 2000, (the Act) stating that the request was vexatious. The … Continue reading Brent Council (Decision Notice): ICO 25 Jun 2009
The complainant has requested information from Essex County Council about chilli powder that was found to be contaminated with the illegal food colour Sudan 1. The council refused the complainant’s request citing section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This exclusion relates to vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has … Continue reading Essex County Council (Decision Notice): ICO 8 Oct 2013
The complainant requested details of any complaints submitted about enforcing officers at the Isle of Wight Council who issue fixed penalty notices. In view of the history and context of the request, the Council believed the request to be vexatious and therefore claimed that section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 applied. The … Continue reading Isle of Wight Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Sep 2010
The complainant has requested various pieces of information about the public authority’s running of the Longfield Suite, an entertainment facility maintained by Bury Council. The request was refused as vexatious by Bury Council. The Commissioner’s decision is that Bury Council has correctly applied section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in refusing the … Continue reading Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 23 Feb 2012
The complainant has requested information relating to how Hurworth Parish Council (‘the council’) deals with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, how it dealt with standards board complaints and information relating to an event held for some members of HMS Hurworth. The Commissioner’s decision is that Hurworth Parish Council has incorrectly applied the vexatious provision … Continue reading Hurworth Parish Council (Decision Notice) FS50521299: ICO 5 Mar 2014
Blidworth Parish Council was asked to provide the names and addresses of everyone renting allotments on the site which the Parish Council owns adjoining Dale Lane in Blidworth. In its initial response, the Parish Council refused to provide this information, stating simply that it was ‘not allowed’. When the Commissioner advised the Parish Council of … Continue reading Blidworth Parish Council (Decision Notice): ICO 27 Jul 2009
The complainant made a request to the Highways Agency for the legal advice obtained by it in relation to a planning inquiry relating to restrictions put in place at the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park in Suffolk both before and after the Planning Inspector made his decision to allow the appeal by the lorry park owners … Continue reading Highways Agency (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Jul 2009
The complainant’s request was as follows: ‘I should like to request all information contained in the Council’s records in relation to the above reference number. This information should be held in paper records and by electronic methods internal and external information.’ The Commissioner’s decision is that the London Borough of Redbridge (the Council) was wrong … Continue reading Redbridge London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 17 Nov 2011
The complainant made a request to the Governing Body of Wood Green High School (the ‘School’) for information relating to the letting of School facilities. The School provided its lettings policy but refused to provide the complainant with the rest of the requested information and relied upon the provisions contained at sections 12 and 14 … Continue reading Wood Green High School (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Jul 2009
The complainant requested information from the public authority relating to complaints and correspondence about websites he was involved with. The public authority refused to deal with the request on the grounds that it was vexatious, citing section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner finds that the public authority failed to provide … Continue reading New Milton Town Council (Decision Notice): ICO 22 Aug 2011
The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office in relation to a Subject Access Request (SAR) he had submitted under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Cabinet Office refused the request under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) as it considered the request to be vexatious. … Continue reading Cabinet Office (Central Government) FS50650170: ICO 5 Apr 2017
The complainant made a request to the Insolvency Service for information relating to bankruptcies. Owing to the context and history of the request, the Service determined that it should be deemed vexatious for the purposes of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner has investigated and has found that the Service … Continue reading Insolvency Service (Decision Notice): ICO 8 Nov 2010
The complainant has requested information relating to how Hurworth Parish Council (‘the council’) deals with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘FOIA’), how it dealt with standards board complaints and information relating to an event held for some members of HMS Hurworth. The Commissioner’s decision is that Hurworth Parish Council has incorrectly applied the vexatious … Continue reading Hurworth Parish Council (Decision Notice) FS50519899: ICO 5 Mar 2014
ICO The complainant requested information relating to the attempted murder of Martin McGartland in 1999 and Northumbria Police’s investigation of that incident. The Commissioner’s decision is that Northumbria Police was correct to deem the request vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). The Commissioner however finds … Continue reading Northumbria Police (Decision Notice): ICO 13 Feb 2012
The complainant requested information from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council relating to the issue of redundant school land not meeting expectations in the current financial crisis. The Council refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it considered it to be vexatious under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the … Continue reading Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 10 Nov 2009
The complainant made a request for information to the City of Westminster on 19 January 2008 for a copy of all correspondence and documentation regarding the commissioning, production and issuing of a fire risk assessment report. The Council refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it considered it to be vexatious under … Continue reading City of Westminster Council (Decision Notice): ICO 3 Nov 2009
The complainant asked the public authority to provide information relating to her pension statement and the dates it reached Warwickshire County Council and herself. The public authority did not respond to this request as it was relying on a previous refusal notice citing the exclusion at section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, … Continue reading Warwickshire County Council (Decision Notice) FS50371802: ICO 31 May 2011
The complainant made a series of requests to Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust relating to the death of his mother following a surgical procedure and his subsequent complaint about this matter. Owing to the resources that it felt it had expended on these issues, the Trust came to label the complainant as vexatious … Continue reading Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust (Decision Notice): ICO 4 Nov 2009
The complainants asked Warwickshire County Council whether it had received any fees or advantage as a result of introducing its employees to a particular pension scheme. The public authority issued a refusal notice stating the request was exempt by virtue of the exclusions under sections 14(1) (vexatious requests) and 14(2) (repeated requests) of the Freedom … Continue reading Warwickshire County Council (Decision Notice) FS50348852: ICO 31 May 2011
ICO Local government (Parish council) The complainant requested to know the reason for the exclusion of the press and public from parts of the meetings of Codsall Parish Council (‘the council’) as well as the outcomes or resolutions. The council indicated the general reason why the press and public had been excluded but it said … Continue reading Codsall Parish Council (Local Government (Parish Council)): ICO 1 Oct 2015
ICO The complainant has requested information about the C10 bus service. TfL refused to comply with the request under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) as it considered it to be vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that TfL has correctly applied section 14(1) FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be … Continue reading Transport for London (Education (Other)): ICO 23 Jul 2015
ICO (Central Government) The complainants requested information from the Department for Communities and Local Government (‘DCLG’) relating to a complaint they had made about Arun District Council (‘the council’). DCLG refused to respond to the requests on the basis that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). … Continue reading Department for Communities and Local Government – FS50559640: ICO 23 Jul 2015
The complainant requested information from Cornwall Council (‘the council’) relating to a particular property. The council transferred the requests to Cornwall Housing Limited (‘Cornwall Housing’). Cornwall Housing provided some information but subsequently said that the requests were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the FOIA’). The complainant argued that the … Continue reading Cornwall Council (Local Government (District Council)): ICO 12 May 2015
The complainant requested information from Salford City Council (the Council) relating to its councillors and the Mayor of Salford. The Council initially refused the requests as vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). After an internal review the Council provided some of the relevant information it held, refused parts … Continue reading Salford City Council (Local Government (City Council)): ICO 24 Jun 2015
ICO The complainant made 5 requests between April 2007 and June 2007 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the ‘Act’) to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for information relating to the anti-depressant drug Seroxat. The MHRA deemed these requests vexatious in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act. The Commissioner considered … Continue reading Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (Decision Notice): ICO 10 Sep 2008
ICO The complainant requested information from Taunton Deane Borough Council (‘the Council’) relating to documents leading to a claim made in an email that smoke detectors were required in bedrooms at a particular address. The Council refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it considered it to be vexatious under section 14 … Continue reading Taunton Deane Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 20 May 2009
The complainant requested information relating to a study carried out into elective home education known as -‘The Badman Report’. The public authority refused to disclose the requested information relying upon section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner considers that the public authority applied section 14 appropriately. However he finds that the … Continue reading Department for Education (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Dec 2010
ICO The complainant asked Northumbria Police to provide information about the relationship between the police and the RSPB. As the subject matter was deemed to be the same as a number of previous requests, the public authority refused using the exclusion under section 14(1). Having considered this request, alongside other requests and complaints made by … Continue reading Northumbria Police (Decision Notice): ICO 14 Oct 2010
ICO The complainant requested a copy of a briefing document prepared for a Minister by a DoH official. The DoH initially cited section 14(1), and refused to deal with the request on the grounds that it was vexatious. During the Commissioner’s investigation he found that some of the requested information was, in fact, the complainant’s … Continue reading Department of Health (Decision Notice): ICO 11 Aug 2010
The complainant requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the workplace email addresses of all of the University’s staff. The University confirmed that it held the information, but considered that the request was invalid. If the request was not invalid, then it believed sections 14(1), 21(1),38(1) 40(2) and section 44(1) of the Act applied … Continue reading City University (Decision Notice): ICO 23 Jun 2011
ICO The complainant requested information relating to the independent valuation of a number of properties. The valuations had been obtained because the Council wished to purchase the properties as part of a redevelopment scheme. The Council refused to provide the information, citing the exclusions under section 12(1), 14(1) and 14(2). It also sought to rely … Continue reading Hartlepool Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 May 2011
ICO The complainant asked Greater Manchester Police (the ‘public authority’) to provide information relating to interpreters. The public authority refused to deal with the request on the grounds that it was vexatious, citing section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner finds that the public authority failed to provide adequate reasons that … Continue reading Greater Manchester Police (Decision Notice): ICO 15 Sep 2011
The complainant made a request to the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust for the full names and registration numbers of the nurses who were working on a specific ward during the hospitalisation of her mother up until she passed away. Owing to its context and history, the Trust refused to comply with the request … Continue reading Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (Decision Notice): ICO 11 Jan 2011
The appellant had been unsuccessful in litigation against his former bank. The Financial Services Authority had subsequently investigated his complaint against the bank. Using section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998, he requested disclosure of his personal data held by the bank. The Financial Services Authority disclosed some copies of documents relating to the … Continue reading Durant v Financial Services Authority: CA 8 Dec 2003
The complainant submitted a series of requests to Eltisley Parish Council (the ‘Council’) for information about the Council’s finances, assets and agreed contracts. These are classes of information listed as being available under the Council’s . .
The complainant requested financial information from Blagdon Parish Council. The council provided some information and said that other information was already available, not available or had been withheld because it was exempt personal information . .
The complainant has requested a number of pieces of information relating to the Office of Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal (OITFET). The Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DEL) refused to comply with the . .
The complainant submitted two requests for information relating to council lawnmowers. The public authority responded, disclosing some information, but subsequently refused to conduct an internal review on the grounds that the requests were . .
