Cabinet Office

The complainant requested a copy of the then Minister for the Cabinet Office/Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s ministerial diaries for the period 1 February 2020 to 1 July 2020. The Cabinet Office refused the request under section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious requests). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office is entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse to provide the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the Cabinet Office to take any steps.