This guidance discusses section 14(1) of FOIA, the provision for vexatious requests in detail and is written for use by public authorities. Read it if you have questions not answered in the Guide , or if you need a deeper understanding to help you apply section 14(1) in practice.

2013年3月10日 · In the first of a new series, FOI Man looks at section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act – covering vexatious requests – and what every FOI Officer – and every requester – needs to know about it.

popular guidance on section 14 FOI A , which covers dealing with vexatious requests. The guidance has been updated to reflect the Court of Appeal s judgment in

Section 14 of the FOI Act states that public authorities do not have to comply with vexatious requests. There is no requirement to carry out a public interest test or to confirm or deny whether the requested information is held. To determine if a request is vexatious, we consider the following factors, in line with the

Section 14(1) of FOISA states that a Scottish public authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if the request is vexatious. (See Appendix 1 for the full text of

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.

This document provides a tool for both the Freedom of Information (FOI) Centre when recommending requests as vexatious, and for The National Archives (TNA) senior managers (Directors) when...

Section 14 (1) is designed to protect public authorities by allowing you to refuse any requests which have the potential to cause a disproportionate or unjustified level of disruption, irritation or distress.

Paul Gibbons, aka FOIMan, examines some recent (2019) decisions of the Commissioner to see what they can tell public authorities about success-fully applying section 14(1) to refuse resource inten-sive enquiries. Paul is Head. However, it has long been established that practitioners have another option where section 12 cannot be used.

What is section 14(2) of FOIA? Under section 14(2) of the Act, you do not have to comply with a request which is identical, or substantially similar to a previous request submitted by the same individual, unless a reasonable period has elapsed between those requests. There is no public interest test. You may only apply section 14(2) if you have: