Freedom of information and ‘vexatious’ requests — The case of Scottish local government |
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Authors: | Morag Cherry David McMenemy |
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Institution: | Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1XH, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the cost and incidence of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests within councils in Scotland and in particular, the cost and incidence of requests which have been defined as ‘vexatious’ in order to investigate if the negative perceptions surrounding the cost and misuse of the legislation are justified. Additionally, the criteria and guidelines that councils are using to define ‘vexatious’ are also examined. The approach taken to the research in this study is a survey of the 32 councils in Scotland using freedom of information requests as the data collection method. |
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Keywords: | Freedom of information Vexatious requests Cost of freedom of information Exemptions |
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