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The request was not vexatious under section 14(1) FOIA; there was genuine motivation and public interest, no material burden, and no harassment or distress. The Trust breached section 17(1) by failing to issue a refusal notice within the statutory timeframe.
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The Tribunal dismissed an FOIA appeal by Charles Small, holding that the Greater London Authority could rely on section 38(2) to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information.
The Tribunal held that these FOIA requests were not vexatious, but upheld section 43(2) for some detailed cost data and ordered disclosure of held records and survey data.
The Tribunal dismissed an appeal for disclosure of a police misconduct hearing audio recording, holding section 40 FOIA applied because disclosure was neither necessary nor fair.
The New Lottery Company Ltd & Anor v The Gambling Commission [2026] EWHC 891 (TCC) (17 April 2026)
Procurement challenge over the Fourth National Lottery Licence. The court dismissed claims of manifest error, transparency breaches and unlawful contract modifications.
High Court procurement challenge to the Fourth National Lottery Licence was dismissed, with no manifest error found in evaluation or unlawful contract modification.
The tribunal found that disclosure of the withheld BBC security information would be likely to endanger the physical health and safety of individuals, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption under section 38 FOIA outweighs the public interest in disclosure. There was no evidence in the withheld information to support allegations of wrongdoing by the BBC.
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Townsend v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust [2026] EWCOP 14 (T3) (17 February 2026)
The Court of Protection refused leave under section 50 MCA 2005 to challenge the withdrawal of dialysis, finding the treatment was no longer being offered by the clinical team.
The Tribunal allowed a FOIA appeal over loan-guarantee records, finding section 43(2) was not made out and that transparency outweighed speculative commercial harm.
The tribunal dismissed Pensby High School’s appeal and held it could not rely on section 40(5B) FOIA to refuse confirmation or denial about complaints against its headteacher.
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