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FOIA: repetitive and obsessive engagement with a public authority amounts to a vexatious request under section 14(1) and supersedes public interest in disclosure (Upper Tribunal)
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FOIA: repetitive and obsessive engagement with a public authority amounts to a vexatious request under section 14(1) and supersedes public interest in disclosure (Upper Tribunal)
On 26 September 2016, the Upper Tribunal held that the Health Research Authority correctly applied section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a vexatious information request (Colin Parker v Information Commissioner [2016] UKUT 0427 (AAC) (26 September 2016).
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Published on 12-Oct-2016
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