Oxfordshire County Council
- Date 27 May 2014
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 14: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to allegations of abuse at a college in Oxford. The council, having dealt with a number of other requests over this issue from the complainant declared that the requests were vexatious under section 14 of the Act. The Commissioner’s decision is that Oxfordshire County Council has wrongly declared the request to be vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response under the FOIA without relying on section 14(1) of the FOIA.