Summary: The complainant made requests to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service for copies of communications relating to its handling of a complaint he submitted against the Chair of Lancashire Combined Fire Authority. He also requested details of all expenses the Chair had claimed over a period of nine years. The public authority refused the requests as vexatious and applied section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the -˜Act-™). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely upon section 14(1) and he requires no further action to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0158 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Not upheld