Information Rights & Regulatory
Information Rights & Regulatory judgments from UK courts and tribunals, with a plain-English summary, the legal holding and frequently asked questions.
Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against FOIA Decision
Upper Tribunal Upholds Licence Revocation Due to Financial Standing Issues
Upper Tribunal Restores Operator's Repute and Licence
Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against Information Commissioner's Monetary Penalty Notice
Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against Strike-Out Decision Due to Inadequate Reasons
Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Bar Worker from Adult Activities
The Upper Tribunal upheld the decision to include a worker in the adults' barred list after finding that the worker's actions endangered vulnerable adults.
Upper Tribunal Dismisses Operator's Licence Appeal
Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against Freedom of Information Strike-Out
Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Revoke Operator's Licence
Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Bar Childcare Worker
The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal, confirming the decision to include a childcare worker in the children's barred list due to endangering a child. The decision was made under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
Upper Tribunal Upholds Traffic Commissioner's Licence Refusal
The Upper Tribunal upheld a Traffic Commissioner's decision to refuse an operator's licence because the applicant did not meet the standards of good repute and professional competence. The applicant had a history of regulatory breaches and failed to show that they had improved.
Worker's Appeal to Be Removed from Barred Lists Rejected by Upper Tribunal
Upper Tribunal Partially Allows Appeal on Information Request
Upper Tribunal Upholds Revocation of Operator's License
Appeal Dismissed: Operator's Licence Revocation Upheld
Upper Tribunal Reverses Barring Decision Due to Material Mistake
Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal over FOI complaint strike out
Appeal Dismissed Due to Failure to Appear
Upper Tribunal Upholds Employer's Decision to Include Worker on Barred List
Upper Tribunal Overturns Strike-Out of Appeal Due to Legal Error
The Upper Tribunal reversed a lower court's decision to dismiss an appeal, finding that the lower court made a mistake in interpreting the appellant's arguments. The case involved a request for environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.