Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The complainant made a request for information to Wirral Council (“the council“) about rent rises at Birkenhead Indoor Market. The council refused to respond further, relying upon section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious requests), to refuse the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was entitled to rely upon section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse to respond to the request further in this instance. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.