30 November 2015, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested information concerning the legal status of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (‘the Council’). The Council has refused to comply with the request which it says is vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request is vexatious and the Council is not obliged to comply with it. He does not require the Council to take any steps.
FOI 14: Not upheld