3 May 2016, Education (Other)
The complainant requested copies of notes of a meeting held on 15 April 2005 to discuss complaints he had made against the Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association (‘WCGBA’). Sport Wales provided a copy of the notes of the meeting in question. However, the complainant subsequently confirmed that he was seeking access to the notes of a pre-meeting which took place an hour before the formal meeting on 15 April 2005. Sport Wales confirmed that it did not hold the notes of any pre-meeting. In its internal review, Sport Wales confirmed that it considered the request to be vexatious under section 14 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Sport Wales is entitled to rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA to refuse the request. Therefore, he does not require Sport Wales to take any further steps.
FOI 14: Not upheld