29 July 2014, Local government (Other)
The complainant has requested from the Charity Commission (the “CC”) documents in relation to both the inquiry into the Central African Association (the “CAA”) and his complaints associated with the inquiry. The CC refused to comply with the request for information on the basis that the request is vexatious in accordance with section 14(1) of the FOIA. It also applied section 12(1) of the FOIA to the request on the grounds that it would exceed the appropriate costs limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the CC had correctly applied section 14(1). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken
FOI 14: Not upheld