Care Quality Commission

The complainant has requested information relating to an inspection of the Northern Care Alliance. The Care Quality Commission (“the public authority”) refused to comply with the request, citing section 14(1) (vexatious requests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that to comply with the request would impose a grossly oppressive burden on the public authority. Therefore it was entitled to refuse the request under section 14(1). The Commissioner does not require further steps.