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Cite as: [2010] UKICO FS50230308
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Cabinet Office (Decision Notice) [2010] UKICO FS50230308 (13 December 2010)
Summary: The complainant previously requested information from the Cabinet Office about records of meetings and telephone calls between the then Prime Minister Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch. The Commissioner issued a Decision Notice requiring the disclosure of the majority of the information. The complainant then complained that further information must be held. The Cabinet Office stated that all information had been provided that it was required to provide. The complainant then made a further request for any information which had been generated as a consequence of his first request. The Cabinet Office responded stating that the request was vexatious under section 14 of the Act. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the request was not vexatious and that the Cabinet Office was not able to apply section 14 to the request. The Commissioner also notes that the information which was requested may include personal data relating to the complainant. The Cabinet Office should have considered this information for disclosure under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Commissioner has therefore decided to carry out a separate data protection assessment relating to this.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Upheld