Mr X and SOLAS (FOI Act 2014) [2019] IEIC 190025 (20 June 2019)

SOLAS was justified in refusing access to additional records because it carried out all reasonable steps to locate them and no further relevant records exist or can be found.

Citation: [2019] IEIC 190025
Parties: Applicant: Mr X; Respondent: SOLAS
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 20 June 2019
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Review / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Internal Review
Outcome: Request refused; decision of SOLAS affirmed
Legal Topics: Access to Information, Existence of Records, FOI Refusal Grounds

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Access to Information Existence of Records FOI Refusal Grounds

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Parties

Mr X

Applicant

SOLAS

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Internal Review

Legal Issues

1 Whether SOLAS was justified in refusing access to additional records on the ground that no further relevant records exist or can be found

Ratio Decidendi

SOLAS was justified in refusing access to additional records because it carried out all reasonable steps to locate them and no further relevant records exist or can be found.

Court Disposition

Request refused; decision of SOLAS affirmed