Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Date 5 January 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) seeking a copy of the Secretary of State’s ministerial diary for the period February 2020 to April 2021. DCMS refused the request on the basis of section 14(1) (vexatious) of FOIA given the burden in complying with it. The Commissioner’s decision is that DCMS is entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse to comply with the request.