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Welsh Assembly Government
16 July 2014, Central government
The complainant has requested the 20 most recent WEFO internal audit reports no longer deemed ‘live’. The Welsh Government refused the request on the basis that it was vexatious and cited section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Welsh Government has wrongly declared the request to be vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response under the FOIA without relying on section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner also notes that the Welsh Government breached section 17(5) of the FOIA in its handling of this request for information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response under the FOIA without relying on section 14(1) of the FOIA.
FOI 14: Upheld FOI 17: Upheld