FOIA: Tribunal holds that costs of responding can make information request vexatious (First-tier Tribunal) | Practical Law

FOIA: Tribunal holds that costs of responding can make information request vexatious (First-tier Tribunal) | Practical Law

In Independent Police Complaints Commission v Information Commissioner (EA/2011/0222), the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) has taken a wide interpretation of when a request for information can be considered vexatious under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOIA: Tribunal holds that costs of responding can make information request vexatious (First-tier Tribunal)

by PLC Public Sector
Published on 11 Apr 2012 • England, Wales
In Independent Police Complaints Commission v Information Commissioner (EA/2011/0222), the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) has taken a wide interpretation of when a request for information can be considered vexatious under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.