Kendrick School

The complainant has requested the responses to two consultation exercises that the Kendrick School (the School) had carried out. The School refused the request under section 14(1) on the basis that it was vexatious. At the internal review stage the School also applied section 12 to refuse the request on the basis that the cost of compliance would exceed the appropriate (cost) limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the School is not entitled to rely on either section 12 or section 14 to refuse the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response to the complainant in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA, which does not rely on sections 12, or 14(1)