Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested from the Information Commissioner copies of any documents, policies, or internal guidelines that specifically authorised it to refuse to conduct a service review or an assurance review. Other related procedures and supporting information were also requested. The public authority refused the request, citing section 14(1) of FOIA – vexatious request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was vexatious and therefore the public authority was entitled to rely on section 14(1) to refuse it. The Commissioner does not require further steps.