# Freedom of Information Act 2000, Section 14: Vexatious or repeated requests.


(1) Section 1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the request is vexatious.
(2) Where a public authority has previously complied with a request for information which was made by any person, it is not obliged to comply with a subsequent identical or substantially similar request from that person unless a reasonable interval has elapsed between compliance with the previous request and the making of the current request.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000/section-14
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