Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
- Date 30 September 2019
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Not upheld
The complainant has requested that the PHSO either confirm or deny whether it commissioned, received or recorded legal advice about the legal status of its review process from external lawyers. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (“PHSO”) refused to comply with the request, citing section 14(1) as it considered the request to be vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the PHSO has correctly applied section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.