Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

The complainant requested a report into an electric vehicle fire at the Royal Courts of Justice from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The MOJ refused the request under section 14(1) FOIA: vexatious requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not vexatious and so the MOJ was not entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the MOJ to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a fresh response to the request that does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.