Brantham Parish Council

The complainant has requested from Brantham Parish Council (BPC) information about Brantham Leisure Centre. BPC initially refused the request on the grounds that the information was exempt under section 43 (Commercial interests) of FOIA. During the Commissioner’s investigation it changed its response and argued that the request was vexatious within the meaning at section 14 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that BPC was entitled to rely on section 14 of FOIA to refuse the request.