FS50755996

The complainant requested figures for offences relating to indecent images of children. The Commissioner’s decision is that Surrey Police has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires Surrey Police to issue a…

FS50716550

The complainant has requested information from the University of Oxford (‘the University’) about its admissions process for its undergraduate medicine degree course. The University has categorised the complainant’s request as vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA and has refused to comply with it. The Commissioner’s decision is that the complainant’s request is vexatious and…

FS50714178

The complainant has requested information relating to reports of adverse incidents submitted to the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) from 1 April 2003 to 30 March 2017. The Commissioner’s decision is that MHRA has incorrectly applied section 14(1) to the request. The Commissioner requires MHRA to take the following steps to ensure compliance…

FS50718980

The complainant requested two pension valuation consultations. The University of Nottingham (the University) refused the request under section 36(2)(b)(ii) – prejudice to the free and frank exchange of views for the purpose of deliberation. The Commissioner is satisfied that section 36(2)(b)(ii) is engaged but the public interest only favours maintaining the exemption for one part…

FER0714493

The complainant has requested information relating to a funding application made to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) including the application form, subsequent correspondence and decision letter. The RPA withheld this information under the exception for commercial confidentiality – regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the RPA has failed to demonstrate that…

FS50722835

The complainant has requested information relating to Queen Mary University London’s (QMUL) role as an employer with regard to harassment of researchers. The Commissioner’s decision is that QMUL has correctly applied section 14(1) (vexatious request) to the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps as a result of…

FS50717434

The complainant requested information from the Office of Communications (OFCOM) about transparency standards. The Commissioner’s decision is that OFCOM complied with the procedural sections of the FOIA and provided the complainant with all of the recorded information which it held that was relevant to his request. The Commissioner does not require OFCOM to take any…

FS50708244

The complainant has requested information about the impact of the UK leaving the European Union (EU) on food prices. The requested information was withheld under the exemptions provided by sections 35 – formulation and development of government policy, section 27 – international relations and section 29 – prejudice to the economy. The Commissioner’s decision is…

FS50709250

The complainant asked the former Department for Communities and Local Government to provide him with the 54 responses made in respect of the government’s consultation on changes to Building Regulations 2010. Now called the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government [“the MHCLG”), the Department disclosed to the complainant 14 or the 54 responses it…