Essex Fire and Rescue Service

The complainant has requested technical information about fire hoses. Essex Fire and Rescue Service refused the request as vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not vexatious and therefore the Service was not entitled to rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the Service to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a fresh response, under the FOIA, to the request, which does not rely on section 14(1).