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 Commissioner considered this case carefully and decided that: (1) some of the requests were for information that if held would constitute the complainant’s own personal data and therefore this information is exempt under section 40(1) of the Act; (2) with regard to requests one to six some information was provided, some was not held and other information was exempt by virtue of sections 40(2), 40(5)(b)(i) and 21(1); and (3) the last 19 sets of requests (those dated 9 December 2009 onwards) were vexatious. The Commissioner has also found a number of procedural breaches, but requires no remedial steps to be taken in this case for the reasons outlined in this Notice. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0108 part allowed.
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50276199
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Statutes:
Freedom of Information Act 2000 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 03 June 2022; Ref: scu.530342