Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested information from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) relating to diagnosis of mental health conditions, misconduct and board meetings. The Trust applied section 14 of the FOIA (vexatious) to refuse the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and the Trust was entitled to rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.