Morris v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 1313 (GRC) (05 November 2025)

Morris v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 1313 (GRC) (05 November 2025)

The Commissioner had taken appropriate procedural steps and provided an outcome to the complaint, so there was no basis for the Tribunal to make an order under section 166(2) DPA 2018. The application had no reasonable prospect of success and was struck out under Rule 8(3)(c).

Citation
[2025] UKFTT 1313 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: Daniel Morris; Respondent: The Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
05 November 2025
Procedural Posture
First Tier Tribunal (general Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights / Strike Out Application Decided Without a Hearing
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Subject Access Request, Procedural Failings, Section 166 DPA 2018, UK GDPR Complaint Process
Data Protection Information Rights Administrative Law Subject Access Request Procedural Failings Section 166 DPA 2018 UK GDPR Complaint Process

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Parties

Daniel Morris

Applicant

The Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

First Tier Tribunal (general Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights / Strike Out Application Decided Without a Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Information Commissioner failed to take appropriate procedural steps in response to a complaint under section 166 DPA 2018
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal should make an order under section 166(2) DPA 2018
  3. 3 Whether the application should be struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner had taken appropriate procedural steps and provided an outcome to the complaint, so there was no basis for the Tribunal to make an order under section 166(2) DPA 2018. The application had no reasonable prospect of success and was struck out under Rule 8(3)(c).

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • The application is struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) as having no reasonable prospect of success.