Mr. X and the Defence Forces (FOI Act 2014) (Defence Forces) [2018] IEIC 180084 (2 July 2018)

Mr. X and the Defence Forces (FOI Act 2014) (Defence Forces) [2018] IEIC 180084 (2 July 2018)

The Defence Forces was justified in refusing access to scores awarded by individual board members because no such records exist and all reasonable steps to locate them were taken.

Citation
[2018] IEIC 180084
Parties
Applicant: Mr. X; Respondent: Defence Forces
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 July 2018
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Access to Records, Record Existence, Promotion Competition, Scoring Matrix
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Access to Records Record Existence Promotion Competition Scoring Matrix

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Parties

Mr. X

Applicant

Defence Forces

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defence Forces was justified in refusing access to further records pertaining to scores awarded by individual board members

Ratio Decidendi

The Defence Forces was justified in refusing access to scores awarded by individual board members because no such records exist and all reasonable steps to locate them were taken.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Decision of Defence Forces affirmed under section 15(1)(a) FOI Act 2014