Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
- Date 28 August 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 14(1): Not upheld
The complainant made a series of requests to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for information regarding formal legal and procedural guidelines of authorised officers under section 29 - Criminal Justice Act 2003. The MoJ considered the requests to be vexatious and relied on section 14(1)(vexatious requests) of FOIA to refuse the requests.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the requests were vexatious and the MoJ was entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse to comply with the requests. The Commissioner does not require the MoJ to take any steps as a result of this decision.