The complainant has requested administerial information from various courts, regarding several proceedings in the family courts. The Ministry of Justice (the MOJ) refused to comply with request citing section 14(1) (vexatious request) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that: The request is vexatious and therefore the MOJ has correctly applied section 14(1). The Council failed to comply with section 17 of FOIA by not issuing its refusal notice within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the MOJ to take any further steps.
FOI 17: Complaint upheld FOI 14(1): Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO 174252
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.683072