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Freedom of Information and Health and Safety

This blog is aimed at shaming those who ignore health and safety and those who abuse the Freedom of Information Act out of laziness, corruption or to cover up incompetence.

Questions about a death in police custody – vexatious.

Information Commissioner, Uncategorised Posted on Mon, March 02, 2020 19:47:22

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2020/2616939/fs50877467.pdf



Julian Assange -questions are vexatious.

Uncategorised Posted on Sun, February 23, 2020 17:08:11

Paragraph 83:

  1. “The term “vexatious” is not defined in the FOIA. The Upper Tribunal (UT) considered the issue of vexatious requests in the Information Commissioner v Devon CC & Dransfield (UKUT 440 (AAC), 28 January 2013).1 The UT commented that “vexatious” could be defined as the “manifestly unjustified, inappropriate or improper use of a formal procedure”. This definition clearly establishes that the concepts of proportionality and justification are relevant to any consideration of whether a request is vexatious. “


Another iffy decision from Denham

Uncategorised Posted on Mon, February 10, 2020 16:37:50

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2020/2616939/fs50877467.pdf



Mr Sowerbutts, what are you up to?

Vexatious Posted on Mon, January 06, 2020 19:21:55

To: grc@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk

c.c Elizabeth Denham, Richard Bailey

Sun 05/01/2020 13:07

First Tier Tribunal

Dear Sirs

Polite follow up please to subject title as I am awaiting leave to appeal from the FTT to the UT.

As you are aware I am on record claiming egregious conduct maladministration  by the FTT  Registrar in this case. I would like to remind you that the ICO are applying a blanket vexatious exemption on ALL my requests. They are on record from their Mr Adam Sowerbutts that ALL my FOIA requests  will  be treated under section 14/1 and sect 50(2)(c) whatever the subject which is a major breach if my civil, legal and human rights and the FOI 2000

With thanks

Yours sincerely

Alan M Dransfield

FOIA Campaigner and Social Watchdog



Alan Dransfield speaks

Uncategorised Posted on Mon, December 16, 2019 19:42:33


Public Authority using this rubbish decision for their own ends

Vexatious Posted on Mon, December 16, 2019 19:35:20

Further proof that PA’s nationwide are using the Dransfield vexatious decision to withhold data. See para 18 of this decision.

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2019/2615677/fs50816509-1.pdf



ICO doesn’t keep a disclosure log (sigh)

Information Commissioner Posted on Thu, December 05, 2019 11:04:24

From: alan dransfield <alanmdransfield@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 8:49 AM
Subject: London Mayor FOIA Disclosure Log
To: elizabeth.denham <elizabeth.denham@ico.org.uk>
Cc: <mayt@parliament.uk>, John BERCOW <john.bercow.mp@parliament.uk>, <news@dailymail.co.uk>, CHANNEL 4 <news@channel4.com>, The Local Denmark <news.denmark@thelocal.com>,

Eleizabeth Denham

Information Commissioner

Dear Madam.

I have taken the liberty in sending you this FOI Disclosure Log from the London Mayor’s Office. This is an excellent site and in full compliance with section 19 of the FOIA 2000. 

The reason I have sent it to you is because the ICO are in breach of the FOIA section 19 because you do not have any disclosure log at your website. This is compounded by the fact the ICO/FOIA are in constitutional crisis because the Cabinet Office have hijacked the FOIA 2000 whilst being in contempt of court ref the Lockerbie Bombing and Libya Papers inter alia.

For clarity and avoidance of doubt the ICO disclosure log should not be mistaken for the ICO Decision Notices website. The ICO have a legal obligation in accordance with section 19 to  publish their FOIA requests and response in a similar fashion to the attached URL Link. Are you not supposed to lead by example?

With thanks

Yours sincerely

Alan M Dransfield

https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/governance-and-spending/sharing-our-information/freedom-information/foi-disclosure-log?order=DESC



A new low for the ICO?

Information Commissioner Posted on Thu, December 05, 2019 10:59:26

Information Commissioners Office

To Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner

19/11/201

Dear Madam

There is compelling evidence that you and your office have acted in concert to pervert the course of justice and to hide infant deaths at Shrewsbury Hospital. Please see the attached ICO decision which relies on section 40 (personal data). It was not personal data that this FOIA requester was seeking, it was a total number of deaths not the ID of the infants. This ICO decision clearly supports my claims of egregious conduct by the ICO and Shrewsbury Health Trust

Yours etc

Alan M Dransfield

FOIA Campaigner and Social Watchdog

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2019/2615555/fs50841738.pdf



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