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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Ministry of Justice (Central government) [2021] UKICO IC-82499 (8 September 2021)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2021/ic-82499.html
Cite as: [2021] UKICO IC-82499
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Ministry of Justice
The complainant requested information comprising a report, complaints procedure and quarterly management statistics. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) denied holding the requested information relating to the complaints procedure, but provided a copy of the report. It refused to provide the requested statistics, citing sections 21 (information accessible to applicant by other means) and 14 (vexatious request) of FOIA. The Commissioner investigated the MoJ’s application of sections 14 and 21 to the requested statistics. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MoJ has not demonstrated that the request was vexatious and was therefore not entitled to rely on section 14(1) to refuse it. Nor has the MoJ demonstrated that the information was reasonably accessible to the applicant and was therefore not entitled to rely on section 21(1) to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the MoJ to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: provide the information within the scope of part (3) of the request.FOI 14: Complaint upheld FOI 21: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: IC-82499