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Staffordshire Police

  • Date 5 May 2023
  • Sector Police and criminal justice
  • Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Upheld

The complainant has requested from Staffordshire Police (“the public authority”) information shared via Twitter. The public authority has refused to comply with the request, citing section 14 of FOIA – vexatious or repeated requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not a vexatious request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation:
• Provide the complainant with the requested information and/or
• Issue a fresh response to the complainant, which does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.
The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.