Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested all recorded information held about why parking permits were previously sent to the wrong entity in respect to a given development. The public authority explained that in its view, it was not required to answer this request because it was excluded from doing so by the operation of section 14(1) [the request was vexatious]. It rejected the opportunity to conduct an internal review, although it did provide more reasons for its position. The complainant referred this case to the Commissioner. After carefully considering this request in its context, the Commissioner has found that a reasonable public authority would be entitled to find this request vexatious and rely on the exclusion found in section 14(1). He does not uphold this complaint. He requires no remedial steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Not upheld