Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

The complainant has requested from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) monthly bank statements during a specific timeframe, corporate accounts, bank names, sort codes and account numbers. At internal review, IPSA disclosed the names of the banks but refused the remainder of the request, citing section 14(1) – vexatious request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request is vexatious and IPSA was correct in citing section 14(1). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.