Mr H and Scottish Prison Service [2011] ScotIC 134_2011 (07 July 2011)

Mr H and Scottish Prison Service [2011] ScotIC 134_2011 (07 July 2011)

The Commissioner found that the requests made by Mr H were vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, as they were manifestly unreasonable and imposed a significant burden on the authority.

Citation
[2011] ScotIC 134_2011
Parties
Applicant: Mr H; Respondent: Scottish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
07 July 2011
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Vexatious Requests, Public Authority Obligations
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Vexatious Requests Public Authority Obligations

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Parties

Mr H

Applicant

Scottish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Appeal / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's requests to the Scottish Prison Service were vexatious under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner found that the requests made by Mr H were vexatious within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, as they were manifestly unreasonable and imposed a significant burden on the authority.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The Scottish Prison Service is not required to comply with the information requests.