East of England Ambulance Trust

In two requests, the complainant has requested information about tail breaches and Unit Hours Production for the months of May and June 2017. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (‘the Trust’) has refused to comply with the requests which it says are vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the complainant’s requests are not vexatious and the Trust is not entitled to rely on section 14(1).  The Commissioner requires the Trust to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a fresh response to the complainant’s requests that does not rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Tribunal.