Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Date 4 July 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 14: Not upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant made three requests for information about property infestation and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s (the Council) conduct. The Council relied on section 14(1) of FOIA (vexatious) to refuse the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that all three requests were vexatious, and the Council was entitled to rely upon section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse them. The Commissioner also finds that the Council breached section 17(1), by failing to issue an appropriate refusal notice to the complainant in regards to request 3. The Commissioner does not require any steps.