Ministry of Justice
- Date 13 September 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 14: Not upheld, FOI 17: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to Council Tax liability hearings. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) refused the request under the criteria for section 17(6) of the FOIA (refusal of request). The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and the MoJ was entitled to apply section 14(1) of the FOIA (vexatious request) to refuse the request. She also considers that the MoJ was not obliged to issue a refusal notice in respect of the request, in accordance with section 17(6) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.