Freedom of Information Team
S1715
6 Floor
Central Mail Unit
Ms Rosemary Smith
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE98 1ZZ
By email: request-703445-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Email xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Web
www.gov.uk
Date: 16 December 2020
Our ref:
IR2020/03264
Dear Ms Smith
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Thank you for your email of 6 December, which seeks a review of our original response to
your information request. Your email made a number of representations on this matter which
this letter wil address.
I can advise that your request was considered to exhibit the ‘scattergun approach’
associated with a vexatious request, as provided in ICO guidance on this matter.
This is where a request appears to be part of a completely random approach, lacks any
clear focus, or seems to have been solely designed for the purpose of ‘fishing’ for
information without any idea of what might be revealed.
This decision was based upon the official you reference not taking up this position until
November 2018. I regret that this was not better explained to you at the time.
Since the time of your initial request it has been determined that archived emails for this
period are not held.
If you are not content with the outcome of this internal review you c
an complain to the
Information Commissioner’s Office.
Yours sincerely,
HM Revenue and Customs
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