Section 50 Jurisdiction – Information Commissioner (IC)’s e-mail to requester informing him that complaint about public authority not to be investigated as it was considered to be frivolous or vexatious (FOIA s.50(2)(c)) – whether IC’s email a decision notice for the purpose of FOIA ss.50(3)(b) and 57 – whether right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal against decision not to investigate – Judicial review as route to challenge s.50(2) decision – Jurisdiction of First-tier Tribunal – Fish Legal and Shirley v IC [2015] UKUT 52 (AAC) applied – whether IC’s action in excluding requester from access to First-tier Tribunal amounted to contempt of court – FOIA s.61- Raymond v Honey [1983] AC 1 and AD v IC and Devon CC [2013] UKUT 550 (AAC) considered – Interlocutory applications (e.g. as to recusal) dismissed.
Citations:
[2020] UKUT 346 (AAC)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 25 September 2022; Ref: scu.659527