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Ministry of Defence (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50500634 (17 December 2013)
Summary: The complainant has requested information about Porton Down veterans. The public authority relied on a previous -˜vexatious-™ response to not respond to this request. The previous request was found to be vexatious by the Commissioner but the decision notice in that case was overturned by the First-tier Tribunal prior to this request being made. The Commissioner is therefore of the opinion that that the public authority was not entitled to rely on section 17(6) of the FOIA and he requires it to issue a fresh response to the complainant. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld