Bonner v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 765 (GRC) (25 June 2025)

Bonner v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 765 (GRC) (25 June 2025)

The Tribunal has no jurisdiction to review the merits or substantive outcome of the complaint; as the Information Commissioner provided an outcome and took appropriate procedural steps, there is no further procedural failing and no reasonable prospect of the application succeeding.

Citation
[2025] UKFTT 765 (GRC)
Parties
Applicant: Gregory Bonner; Respondent: The Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
25 June 2025
Procedural Posture
First Tier Tribunal (general Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights / Strike Out Application Under Rule 8(3)(c)
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Subject Access Request (sar), Section 166 DPA 2018, Procedural Requirements for Complaints, ICO Regulatory Discretion
Data Protection Information Rights Administrative Law Subject Access Request (sar) Section 166 DPA 2018 Procedural Requirements for Complaints ICO Regulatory Discretion

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Parties

Gregory Bonner

Applicant

The Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

First Tier Tribunal (general Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights / Strike Out Application Under Rule 8(3)(c)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Information Commissioner failed to take appropriate procedural steps under section 166 DPA 2018
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal can order further steps where an outcome has been provided
  3. 3 Scope of Tribunal's jurisdiction under section 166 DPA 2018

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal has no jurisdiction to review the merits or substantive outcome of the complaint; as the Information Commissioner provided an outcome and took appropriate procedural steps, there is no further procedural failing and no reasonable prospect of the application succeeding.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • Proceedings are struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) as there is no reasonable prospect of success.