Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested information relating to complaints closed under section 50 FOIA. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) refused the request under section 14(1) – vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO has incorrectly applied section 14(1) to categorise the request as vexatious. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the requested information or issue a fresh response to the complainant’s request that does not rely on section 14(1).