Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

The complainant requested information about Bounce Back Challenge Fund grant awards. Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council (the Council) deemed the request to be vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA and refused to respond to the request, relying on section 17(6) of the FOIA as the basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious under section 14(1), and that the Council was entitled to rely on section 17(6) of FOIA to decline to issue a further refusal notice. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.