Arts Council England

The complainant requested five categories of information in order to obtain evidence that would assist him in his ongoing complaint. The public authority responded that it believed that the request was vexatious and that section 14 applied and it upheld its position in its internal review. The Commissioner has considered this case and believes that one element constituted the complainant’s personal data and should have been considered separately under the Data Protection Act. In relation to the other elements, he has considered the application of section 14(1) and finds that it was applied correctly in this case. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2009/0105 has been dismissed.