7 April 2015, Police and criminal justice
The complainant requested information about property owned, or previously owned, by Staffordshire Police. Staffordshire Police refused the requests on the grounds that they were vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the complainant’s requests were vexatious meaning that section 14(1) provided that Staffordshire Police was not obliged to comply with them. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2015/0099 dismissed – majority upheld DN.
FOI 14: Not upheld