CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd and Scottish Water [2010] ScotIC 212_2010 (20 December 2010)

CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd and Scottish Water [2010] ScotIC 212_2010 (20 December 2010)

The Commissioner determined that the requests were vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, based on their repetitive nature and the burden imposed on Scottish Water.

Citation
[2010] ScotIC 212_2010
Parties
Applicant: CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd; Respondent: Scottish Water
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
20 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Information Request Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Vexatious Requests, Freedom of Information (scotland) Act 2002
Information Law Administrative Law Vexatious Requests Freedom of Information (scotland) Act 2002

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Parties

CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd

Applicant

Scottish Water

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Request Appeal / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the requests made by CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd to Scottish Water were vexatious under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner determined that the requests were vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, based on their repetitive nature and the burden imposed on Scottish Water.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Scottish Water is not required to comply with the information requests from CaL Solutions (Billingham) Ltd