Sewards End Parish Council
- Date 10 February 2021
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 14: Not upheld, FOI 17: Upheld
The complainant requested information, across two requests for information, relating to four topics. Sewards End Parish Council (the Parish Council) refused to provide the requested information, relying on section 14(1) (vexatious request) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Parish Council was entitled to cite section 14 of the FOIA to refuse to comply with the requests. However, she finds a procedural breach in that the Parish Council’s refusal notice did not comply with section 17 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2021/0059 Appeal Allowed.