26 September 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant submitted a multi part request for information to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (“IPCC”) for copies of all its investigation reports from the last five years, together with information about the costs, procedures and service complaints pertaining to individual investigations. The IPCC refused to comply with the request on the grounds that it was vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the IPCC was entitled to rely on section 14(1) of the FOIA to refuse to comply with the request.
FOI 14: Not upheld