Jason Peter Goodacre v The Information Commissioner

Jason Peter Goodacre v The Information Commissioner

The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction because the Information Commissioner provided an outcome to the Applicant's complaint and took all appropriate procedural steps required under section 165(4) DPA 2018. The Applicant's dissatisfaction concerns the substantive outcome, which is outside the Tribunal's powers under section 166. There is no further procedural failing, and the Application has no reasonable prospect of success.

Parties
Applicant: Jason Peter Goodacre; Respondent: The Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 April 2026
Procedural Posture
Information Rights / Data Protection Tribunal Application / Strike Out Application, Decision Without Hearing
Outcome
Application struck out for want of jurisdiction and no reasonable prospect of success.
Legal Topics
Subject Access Request (dsar), Jurisdiction of Tribunal, Procedural Requirements Under DPA 2018, Section 166 DPA 2018, ICO Complaint Handling, CCTV Data Access
Data Protection Information Rights Administrative Law Subject Access Request (dsar) Jurisdiction of Tribunal Procedural Requirements Under DPA 2018 Section 166 DPA 2018 ICO Complaint Handling +1 more

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Parties

Jason Peter Goodacre

Applicant

The Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Rights / Data Protection Tribunal Application / Strike Out Application, Decision Without Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal has jurisdiction under section 166 DPA 2018 to order the Information Commissioner to take further steps regarding the Applicant's complaint
  2. 2 Whether the Information Commissioner failed to take appropriate procedural steps in handling the Applicant's complaint
  3. 3 Whether the Application has a reasonable prospect of success

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction because the Information Commissioner provided an outcome to the Applicant's complaint and took all appropriate procedural steps required under section 165(4) DPA 2018. The Applicant's dissatisfaction concerns the substantive outcome, which is outside the Tribunal's powers under section 166. There is no further procedural failing, and the Application has no reasonable prospect of success.

Court Disposition

Application struck out for want of jurisdiction and no reasonable prospect of success.

Orders

  • The Application is struck out under Rule 8(2)(a) because the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to deal with it.
  • The Application is struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) because there is no reasonable prospect of it succeeding.