FS50872498

The complainant has requested information from the Natural History Museum (NHM) on research papers and evidence for evolutionary theory. NHM refused the request as vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHM has correctly found the request to be vexatious and section 14(1) was correctly applied by NHM. She requires…

FS50891138

Through an eight part request to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC), the complainant has requested information on various types of complaints and concerns that may have been raised about NCIC and its consultants, and information about one of NCIC’s contracts. NCIC addressed the parts of the complainant’s request: releasing information it holds,…

FS50874608

The complainant has requested information on 50p commemorative coins to mark the United Kingdom’s (‘UK’) withdrawal from the European Union (‘EU’). The Commissioner’s decision is that HM Treasury (‘HMT’) is entitled to rely on section 35(1) – Formulation of government policy and section 43(1) – Commercial interests, to withhold some of the information within the…

FS50913911

The complainant has requested budgetary information from the Metropolitan Police Service (the “MPS”). The MPS advised that to comply with the request would exceed the appropriate limit at section 12 of the FOIA. The complainant did not consider that the MPS had provided him with adequate advice and assistance about his request, as required under…

FS50927072

The complainant has requested complaint-related information from the Metropolitan Police Service (the “MPS”). Having initially cited exemptions to the request, it was revised by the complainant and the MPS subsequently advised that to comply with it would exceed the appropriate limit at section 12 of the FOIA. The complainant did not consider that the MPS…

FER0889890

The complainant requested from Manchester City Council (‘the Council’) information relating to land between Millbank Street and Store Street. The Council disclosed some information to the complainant and withheld other information under regulation 12(5)(f) (interests of the information provider) of the EIR. The Commissioner finds that the Council breached regulation 11(4) of the EIR by…

FER0876099

The complainant requested information from the Committee on Climate Change (“the CCC”) which related to the CCC’s publication Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming. Specifically, he requested spreadsheets that had been used to compile information on a document which the CCC had provided to him in response to an earlier request.…