Jonathon Read v The Information Commissioner & Anor
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
| Judgment Date | 12 August 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 1151 (GRC) |
| Date | 12 August 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
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Neutral citation number:[2026] UKFTT 011511 (GRC)
Appeal Number: FT/EA/2026/0024
First-tier Tribunal
(General Regulatory Chamber)
Information Rights
Heard on: 01 July 2026.
Decision given on: 12 August 2026
Before: Brian Kennedy KC
With Specialist Members Dave Sivers
and Stephen Shaw.
Between:
Jonathon Read
Appellant
and
The Information Commissioner
The First Respondent
and
The Open University
The Second Respondent
Appearances:
For the Appellant: Jonathon Read as a Litigant in Person
For the First Respondent: Michelle Armitt Senior Case officer at the ICO
and Helen Wrighton, Solicitor with written submissions.
For the Second Respondent: Peter Lockley of Counsel.
Decision: The appeal is Dismissed
REASONS FOR DECISION
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