East Grinstead Town Council

The complainant requested information from East Grinstead Town Council (“the Council”) relating to questions asked at a Council meeting. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is not entitled to rely on section 14(1) (vexatious request) of FOIA to refuse to comply with the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must issue a fresh response to the request which does not rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Council must take these steps within 30 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.