South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group

In two requests, the complainant has requested information concerning NHS Continuing Healthcare. South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) categorised both requests as vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the CCG withdrew its reliance on section 14(1) in respect of request 2. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: Request 1 of 2 January 2018 cannot be categorised as vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA and the CCG is obliged to comply with it. The CCG breached section 10(1) with regard to request 2 of 2 January 2018 as it has not released the requested information to the complainant within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the CCG to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue the complainant with a response to request 1 that does not rely on section 14(1). If it has not already done so, release to the complainant the information he requested in request 2.