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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2023/195245.html
Cite as: [2023] UKICO 195245
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Department for Business and Trade
The complainant has requested a copy of then-Secretary of State Liz Truss MP’s ministerial diary. The above public authority refused the request as vexatious. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority is not entitled to rely on section 14 of FOIA to refuse the request. It also breached section 10 of FOIA by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response, to the request, that does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.FOI 14: Complaint upheld FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: 195245