Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

The complainant has requested information about inspections. The above public authority refused the request as vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has not demonstrated that the request was vexatious and is therefore not entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a fresh response, to the request, that does not rely in section 14(1) of FOIA.