Hooper v The Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 1495 (GRC) (15 December 2025)

Hooper v The Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 1495 (GRC) (15 December 2025)

The Tribunal struck out the appeal because the Information Commissioner had provided an outcome to the Applicant's complaint within the statutory timeframe, there was no procedural failing, and section 166 DPA 2018 does not empower the Tribunal to order a reinvestigation or review the merits of the complaint outcome.

Citation
[2025] UKFTT 1495 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: D Hooper; Respondent: The Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
15 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Appeal (information Rights) / Strike Out Application Decided Without a Hearing
Outcome
Appeal struck out
Legal Topics
Section 166 Data Protection Act 2018, Tribunal Jurisdiction, Procedural Remedies, Subject Access Request, ICO Complaints Process
Data Protection Information Rights Administrative Law Section 166 Data Protection Act 2018 Tribunal Jurisdiction Procedural Remedies Subject Access Request ICO Complaints Process

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Parties

D Hooper

Applicant

The Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal (information Rights) / Strike Out Application Decided Without a Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal has jurisdiction under section 166 DPA 2018 to order the Information Commissioner to reinvestigate a complaint
  2. 2 Whether there was any procedural failing by the Information Commissioner justifying Tribunal intervention

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal struck out the appeal because the Information Commissioner had provided an outcome to the Applicant's complaint within the statutory timeframe, there was no procedural failing, and section 166 DPA 2018 does not empower the Tribunal to order a reinvestigation or review the merits of the complaint outcome.

Court Disposition

Appeal struck out

Orders

  • The appeal is struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) as there is no reasonable prospect of the application succeeding.