University of London
- Date 20 December 2022
- Sector Education
- Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Not upheld
The complainant requested information from the University of London (the University) relating to the requirement for a physical copy of a PhD thesis to be provided. The University refused the request under section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious request).
The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and therefore the University was entitled to rely upon section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse it.
The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2023/0033 struck out.
Keywords: Tsai Ing-Wen thesis