Fleggburgh Parish Council

The complainant requested copies of correspondence sent between the Chair and the clerk. Fleggburgh Parish Council initially issued a fees notice before refusing the request as vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and the Parish Council was entitled to rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA to refuse it. As the Parish Council failed to issue its refusal notice within 20 working days, it breached section 17 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps.