Ministry of Defence
- Date 8 December 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Not upheld
The complainant requested a copy of the Secretary of State for Defence’s ministerial diaries. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) refused the request under section 14(1) of the FOIA (vexatious requests). The Commissioner’s decision is that the MOD is entitled to rely on section 14(1) (vexatious request) of the FOIA to refuse to provide the requested information. He does not require the MOD to take any steps.