Department of Health and Social Care

The complainant has requested a copy of the ministerial diary of the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP during a 17 month period when Mr Hancock was Secretary of State for Health. The Department of Health and Social Care relied on section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious) to refuse the request on the grounds that complying would impose a grossly oppressive burden. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DHSC is entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner does not require further steps.