Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

The complainant requested a prison’s local policies from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The MOJ relied on section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious requests) to refuse the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not vexatious and the MOJ was incorrect to rely upon section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the MOJ to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a fresh response to the request that does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.