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Walberswick Parish Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50465045 (25 March 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested information from Walberswick Parish Council (the council) regarding information about the Freedom of Information Act (the FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests it had received. The council refused to respond to the request because it considered that it was vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA and that the complainant was acting in concert with other individuals. The council also applied section 12(1) of the FOIA and regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR. The Commissioner later concluded that it was more appropriate to consider the requested information solely under the FOIA. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the council correctly applied section 14(1) and he has not gone on to consider the application of section 12(1).The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Information Tribunal.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Not upheld