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Ministry of Justice (Central Government): ICO 19 Oct 2020

The complainant requested information relating to the subject of infected blood during a specified time period. The MoJ refused to provide the requested information, relying on section 14(1) (vexatious request) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ was not entitled to rely on section 14(1) to refuse the request. The Commissioner requires the MoJ to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a fresh response to the request which does not rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA.
FOI 14: Complaint upheld

Citations:

[2020] UKICO IC-38023-D0R9

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Information

Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.656155

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