Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The complainant made six multifaceted requests for information to Wirral Council (“the council“) about its plan to relocate Birkenhead Market. The council aggregated a number of requests made within a 60-day period and refused to respond further, relying upon section Regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR (manifestly unreasonable request) to refuse the requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requests were vexatious and therefore the council was entitled to rely upon Regulation 12(4)(b) to refuse them. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.