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Ministry of Defence (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50436416 (28 May 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information about legal costs paid by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to named solicitors with regard to personal injury claims linked to the Porton Down volunteers. The complainant contacted the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) after he did not receive a response from the MOD. The MOD explained to the Commissioner that the complainant-™s previous request concerning Porton Down had been deemed vexatious and a refusal under section 17(5) of the FOIA had been issued. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the MOD correctly applied section 14(1) to the previous request and correctly relied upon section 17(6) when not responding to further related correspondence. The Commissioner does not require the MOD to take any further remedial steps. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Information Tribunal.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Not upheld