The complainant requested various information from Leeds City Council (the Council) about the movement and restructuring of its paralegal team. The Council refused the request as vexatious under section 14(1) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council breached section 10(1) of FOIA by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days. He also finds that the request was not vexatious and therefore the Council was not entitled to rely on section 14(1) of FOIA to refuse it. The Commissioner requires the Council to issue a fresh response to the request that does not rely on section 14(1) of FOIA.