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Cabinet Office

  • Date 8 November 2023
  • Sector Central government
  • Decision(s) FOI 14: Upheld

The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office (CO) relating to briefing materials in response to an Urgent Question in Parliament. The CO refused the request under section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious requests).

The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not a vexatious request.  The Commissioner requires the CO to Issue a fresh response to the complainant, which does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.