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DfE "acting in concert" argument on repeated requests rejected as campaigner's appeals fail

August 27, 2026
The First-tier Tribunal has dismissed three appeals brought by campaigner Dr Robert Abrahart against the Department for Education, upholding two findings that his requests were vexatious under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and confirming in the third that emails withheld under sections 35 and 42 were exempt, while rejecting the department's attempt to treat requests from co-campaigners as repeated requests under section 14(2).

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