Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

The complainant has requested information about adverse reactions to the coronavirus vaccination. The Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (‘MHRA’) refused to comply with the request, citing section 14(1) (vexatious requests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and therefore the MHRA was entitled to rely upon section 14(1) to refuse it. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.