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Section 14(1) FOIA — Vexatious Refusals: A Breach of Fundamental Legal Principles

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

1. Background

Section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows a public authority to refuse a request it deems “vexatious.”

Originally intended as a narrow procedural safeguard to prevent abusive or frivolous requests, it has been expanded — in practice — into a systemic tool of exclusion against campaigners, journalists, whistleblowers, and public-interest requesters.

2. Legal Foundations Undermined

A. Fraud Unravels All — Lord Denning (Lazarus Estates v Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702)“No judgment of a court, no order of a minister, can be allowed to stand if it has been obtained by fraud. Fraud unravels everything.”

When Section 14(1) is applied:knowingly to suppress information,to disguise wrongdoing, or to impose blanket bans without legal basis,the exemption becomes an instrument of deception. Any decision built upon it is liable to be void ab initio under Denning’s principle.

B. Wednesbury Unreasonableness — Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223A decision is unlawful if it:

is so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have made it,relies on irrelevant considerations or ignores relevant ones,is made in bad faith or for improper purposes.

Section 14(1) refusals often:

lack proper evidence or reasoning, rely on post-request behaviour or unfounded assumptions, ignore the serious purpose and public interest of the request. Such decisions are Wednesbury unreasonable and therefore ultra vires — beyond the legal power of the decision-maker.

3. Systemic Abuse by ICO and FOI Tribunals

Blanket vexatious bans imposed on individuals. ICO acting simultaneously as investigator and defender of its own decisions.Tribunal rubber-stamping without rigorous Wednesbury analysis. Failure to recognise Article 6 (fair trial) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) ECHR safeguards. Suppression of public-interest information on infrastructure, safety, environment, and governance.

4. Legal Consequences

Decisions obtained by fraud, bad faith, or irrationality are void, not merely voidable. This pierces the usual finality of judgments (res judicata). Parliament, the courts, and oversight bodies must revisit test cases (e.g. Dransfield v ICO) where these defects are present. Systemic misuse of Section 14(1) may amount to misfeasance in public office and obstruction of justice.

5. Call to Action

Parliament must hold a public inquiry into misuse of Section 14(1) FOIA. Courts must revisit key precedents tainted by Denning/Wednesbury breaches.

ICO must be held accountable for acting beyond its statutory powers. Campaigners and whistleblowers must have their rights restored and their cases re-examined.

📌 “Fraud unravels all. Where bad faith infects a legal process, no exemption, no decision, and no precedent can stand.”

I’ve been very busy … I’ve needed to be. Below are 101 examples of Wirral Labour / Tory / LibDem scandals, abuse of disabled people, corruption, lies, cover-ups, distortions, conflicts of interest, whitewash investigations, kickbacks, cronyism, control of the local media, gags, bumper pay-offs and clean bills of health to the guilty … and much more … all gathered over the last 10 years.

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Pick and Choose Your Own Truth | Off Guardian

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

Pick and Choose Your Own Truth

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LIVERPOOL TPR is live

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

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See how I sweet talked the Brave Browser AI chatbot into revealing the number of 5G masts installed in the UK since 2020

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

“How many 5G masts were installed in the UK in the year 2020?”

web_search;5G mast installations UK 2020

There is no specific figure available for the exact number of 5G masts installed in the UK in 2020. However, major network operators like EE, Vodafone, and O2 began rolling out 5G in 2019 and expanded coverage significantly in 2020, focusing on urban centers and key infrastructure. By the end of 2020, hundreds of 5G-enabled sites had been activated across the country, though precise annual installation numbers are not publicly disclosed.

5G mast installations UK 2020

“Members of the public are paying for these installations via their subscriptions to mobile phone companies. As continuous users of the telecoms networks, it is therefore in our interest to know how many masts are being installed per year. Try harder.”

web_search;number of 5G masts installed UK per year 2020

While telecom operators do not publish exact annual figures for 5G mast installations, regulatory and industry reports indicate that approximately 2,000 to 3,000 new 5G-enabled sites were deployed across the UK in 2020. This includes both upgraded existing sites and new installations. The rollout was led by the four major operators—EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone—as part of their 5G expansion plans supported by spectrum awarded by Ofcom.

UK 5G infrastructure deployment statistics 2020

“Thank you kindly. Please can you use the same methods to find the figures for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025?”

web_search;UK 5G mast installations by year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Based on industry reports and Ofcom data:

2021: Around 4,000 new 5G-enabled sites were added across the UK.

2022: Deployment accelerated, with approximately 6,000 new sites.

2023: Operators added roughly 7,000 5G sites, continuing rapid expansion.

2024: An estimated 7,500 sites were installed, focusing on rural coverage and urban densification.

2025: As of October 2025, around 5,000 new sites are estimated to have been installed year-to-date.

These figures include both new masts and upgrades to existing 4G sites with 5G capability. Total 5G coverage now reaches over 75% of the UK population.

“How many 5G masts were installed in 2019?”

web_search;UK 5G mast installations 2019

In 2019, approximately 1,500 5G-enabled sites were installed across the UK. This marked the beginning of commercial 5G rollout, led by EE, which launched its 5G network in May 2019, followed by Vodafone and O2 later in the year.

WIIT Comment

2019 – 1,500

2020 – 3,000

2021 – 4,000

2022 – 6,000

2023 – 7,000

2024 – 7,500

2025 – 5,000

So you can see the figure is clearly rising exponentially. We’re heading for 7,500+ this year.

In summary, if my maths are correct, that’s a total of :

34,000 5G masts installed in the UK since 2019

Dividing this figure by the number of local authorities in the United Kingdom (382) gives us a figure of 89 5G masts per area.

I’d call that ample coverage, yet……….. ON THEY GO.

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I’ve been very busy … I’ve needed to be. Below are 101 examples of Wirral Labour / Tory / LibDem scandals, abuse of disabled people, corruption, lies, cover-ups, distortions, conflicts of interest, whitewash investigations, kickbacks, cronyism, control of the local media, gags, bumper pay-offs and clean bills of health to the guilty … and much more … all gathered over the last 10 years.

http://paulcardin.substack.com

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ACHES ‘Weekly Picks’ Substack – ACHES’s Substack

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

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A short history of Israel breaking ceasefires w/Max Blumenthal

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

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Ibrahim Traoré Just BANNED a UN Digital ID Program — ‘We Are Not Their L…

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

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Angela Eagle MP’s response to my question on Digital ID

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

THE BIGGEST LIE BELOW IS THIS:

“It is just another way to prove who you are and to access services, updated for the modern digital age.”

“Unlike physical IDs, if a digital ID is lost or stolen, it can be quickly revoked, updated, and reissued.”

Angela Eagle deliberately avoided addressing this:

What if 20 million digital IDs are lost or stolen? Which is easily possible given that modern-day hackers can break in and steal huge amounts of ‘protected’ personal data on a whim. Also, there will always be financial incentives for crooked insiders to go rogue, abuse their privileges, steal biometric data in huge quantities and flog it on to the highest bidder.

This political party, this useless clown, her pathetic councillor colleagues on Wirral, and those infecting councils across the country are not going to challenge their masters.

If successful, this will be the final stepping stone towards a Central Bank Digital Currency. And once these human vermin can remove cash and start controlling how we spend our money, that’s the rights and freedoms of us, our children, grandchildren, and everyone who comes after us ……….. DOOMED.

We’re going to have to come together in glorious solidarity and counter this threat on our own. Once we’re finished doing that, these bastards are gonna be arrested, charged, tried, found guilty and will be going to prison.

For life.

Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin

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I’ve been very busy … I’ve needed to be. Below are 101 examples of Wirral Labour / Tory / LibDem scandals, abuse of disabled people, corruption, lies, cover-ups, distortions, conflicts of interest, whitewash investigations, kickbacks, cronyism, control of the local media, gags, bumper pay-offs and clean bills of health to the guilty … and much more … all gathered over the last 10 years.

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LIVE | Traoré Sends SHOCKWAVES! Calls for a United African Revolution Against Imperialism

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

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Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin

Amazon link

I’ve been very busy … I’ve needed to be. Below are 101 examples of Wirral Labour / Tory / LibDem scandals, abuse of disabled people, corruption, lies, cover-ups, distortions, conflicts of interest, whitewash investigations, kickbacks, cronyism, control of the local media, gags, bumper pay-offs and clean bills of health to the guilty … and much more … all gathered over the last 10 years.

http://paulcardin.substack.com

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1. Background

Section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows a public authority to refuse a request it deems “vexatious.”

Originally intended as a narrow procedural safeguard to prevent abusive or frivolous requests, it has been expanded — in practice — into a systemic tool of exclusion against campaigners, journalists, whistleblowers, and public-interest requesters.

2. Legal Foundations Undermined

A. Fraud Unravels All — Lord Denning (Lazarus Estates v Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702)“No judgment of a court, no order of a minister, can be allowed to stand if it has been obtained by fraud. Fraud unravels everything.”

When Section 14(1) is applied:knowingly to suppress information,to disguise wrongdoing, or to impose blanket bans without legal basis,the exemption becomes an instrument of deception. Any decision built upon it is liable to be void ab initio under Denning’s principle.

B. Wednesbury Unreasonableness — Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223A decision is unlawful if it:

is so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have made it,relies on irrelevant considerations or ignores relevant ones,is made in bad faith or for improper purposes.

Section 14(1) refusals often:

lack proper evidence or reasoning, rely on post-request behaviour or unfounded assumptions, ignore the serious purpose and public interest of the request. Such decisions are Wednesbury unreasonable and therefore ultra vires — beyond the legal power of the decision-maker.

3. Systemic Abuse by ICO and FOI Tribunals

4. Legal Consequences

5. Call to Action

Parliament must hold a public inquiry into misuse of Section 14(1) FOIA. Courts must revisit key precedents tainted by Denning/Wednesbury breaches.

ICO must be held accountable for acting beyond its statutory powers. Campaigners and whistleblowers must have their rights restored and their cases re-examined.

📌 “Fraud unravels all. Where bad faith infects a legal process, no exemption, no decision, and no precedent can stand.”

“How many 5G masts were installed in the UK in the year 2020?”

web_search;5G mast installations UK 2020

“Members of the public are paying for these installations via their subscriptions to mobile phone companies. As continuous users of the telecoms networks, it is therefore in our interest to know how many masts are being installed per year. Try harder.”

web_search;number of 5G masts installed UK per year 2020

“Thank you kindly. Please can you use the same methods to find the figures for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025?”

web_search;UK 5G mast installations by year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Based on industry reports and Ofcom data:

2021: Around 4,000 new 5G-enabled sites were added across the UK.

2022: Deployment accelerated, with approximately 6,000 new sites.

2023: Operators added roughly 7,000 5G sites, continuing rapid expansion.

2024: An estimated 7,500 sites were installed, focusing on rural coverage and urban densification.

2025: As of October 2025, around 5,000 new sites are estimated to have been installed year-to-date.

These figures include both new masts and upgrades to existing 4G sites with 5G capability. Total 5G coverage now reaches over 75% of the UK population.

“How many 5G masts were installed in 2019?”

web_search;UK 5G mast installations 2019

In 2019, approximately 1,500 5G-enabled sites were installed across the UK. This marked the beginning of commercial 5G rollout, led by EE, which launched its 5G network in May 2019, followed by Vodafone and O2 later in the year.

WIIT Comment

2019 – 1,500

2020 – 3,000

2021 – 4,000

2022 – 6,000

2023 – 7,000

2024 – 7,500

2025 – 5,000

So you can see the figure is clearly rising exponentially. We’re heading for 7,500+ this year.

In summary, if my maths are correct, that’s a total of :

34,000 5G masts installed in the UK since 2019

Dividing this figure by the number of local authorities in the United Kingdom (382) gives us a figure of 89 5G masts per area.

I’d call that ample coverage, yet……….. ON THEY GO.

Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin

THE BIGGEST LIE BELOW IS THIS:

“It is just another way to prove who you are and to access services, updated for the modern digital age.”

“Unlike physical IDs, if a digital ID is lost or stolen, it can be quickly revoked, updated, and reissued.”

Angela Eagle deliberately avoided addressing this:

This political party, this useless clown, her pathetic councillor colleagues on Wirral, and those infecting councils across the country are not going to challenge their masters.

We’re going to have to come together in glorious solidarity and counter this threat on our own. Once we’re finished doing that, these bastards are gonna be arrested, charged, tried, found guilty and will be going to prison.

For life.

Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin

Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin

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