SIC Dog entering garden – On 23 April 2015, Mr N asked South Lanarkshire Council (the Council) to confirm whether the owner of a dog had ever admitted that the dog had entered his garden.
The Council refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it was vexatious.
The Commissioner did not accept all of the Council’s submissions to her arguing this, as the submissions did not make a sufficiently clear link between all of the factors it claimed applied and the arguments to support them.
Although she did not accept all of the factors claimed, the Commissioner accepted that the request had the effect of harassing the Council and so it was entitled to refuse to comply with Mr N’s request on the grounds that it was vexatious.
References: [2015] ScotIC 181 – 2015
Links: Bailii
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Last Update: 15 October 2020; Ref: scu.556105