Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The complainant has requested information about migrant vessel incidents. The above public authority refused the request as vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has not demonstrated that the request is vexatious and consequently is not entitled to rely on this exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response to the request that does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.