ICO v Adedeji and Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group: [2022] UKUT 343 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 16 December 2022.

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Judicial Summary

First-tier Tribunal allowing appeal against s.14 Freedom Of Information Act refusal to provide information and substituting decision notice requiring public authority either to disclose the information requested or serve a refusal notice under s.17 FOIA setting out grounds for refusal other than s.14 鈥� whether public authority could then refuse request on the basis that the information was not held 鈥� whether correct route for challenging public authority鈥檚 subsequent refusal was (another) s.50 FOIA complaint to Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office or (per ICO v Moss and Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames [2020] UKUT 174 (AAC)) contempt application to FTT under s. 61 FOIA.

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Published 18 January 2023