Jonathan Barrett v The Information Commissioner
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
| Judgment Date | 01 October 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 1364 (GRC) |
| Date | 01 October 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
© CROWN COPYRIGHT 2026
NCN: [2026] UKFTT 01364 (GRC)
Case Reference: EA/2020/0039
First-tier Tribunal
(General Regulatory Chamber)
Information Rights
Heard by Cloud Video Platform
Heard on: 25 June 2026
Decision given on: 01 October 2026
Before
JUDGE WATTON
MEMBER MATTHEWS
MEMBER DR MANN
Between
JONATHAN BARRETT
Appellant
and
(1) THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
(2) FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN SERVICE
Respondents
Representation:
For the Appellant: No representative
For the First Respondent: No appearance
For the Second Respondent: Jennifer Thelen, counsel
Decision: The appeal is dismissed
REASONS
1. This is an appeal brought by the Appellant under section 57 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (‘FOIA’) against the Information Commissioner’s Decision Notice FS50863534
dated 20 January 2020.
2. The Appellant made a request to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the following terms:
“Please provide copies of any documentation complying with both A) and B) below,
namely:
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