The complainant has requested information relating to the actions of a social worker at the London Borough of Enfield Council, the social worker previously reported the theft of a cat which the complainant had taken back to a cat charity after she found that its health was suffering in a care home. No action was taken by the police. The council stated that no information was held, but also stated that if further FOI requests were received about the same subject matter it would declare the request vexatious. After further requests were made by the complainant under the Data Protection Act 1998 it subsequently applied section 14 to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has incorrectly applied section 14 to the complainant’s request. However the council had already confirmed that no information is held in respect of the request and so the Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 14 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50480038
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.528484
