Police Service of Northern Ireland

The complainant requested information relating to a police investigation. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (the PSNI) refused to comply with the request, arguing that it was vexatious under section 14(1) of the Act. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority wrongly assessed the complainant’s request as vexatious. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: respond to the request, either by providing the requested information or by issuing a refusal notice under section 17 of the Act.