18 August 2015, Local government (City council)
The complainant has submitted a request to Sunderland City Council (the Council) seeking information regarding the sale of land at the Marine Walk site. The Council explained that it considered this request to be vexatious and thus refused to comply with it on the basis of section 14(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner has concluded that the Council is entitled to rely on section 14(1) as a basis to refuse this request.
FOI 14: Not upheld