Wadie v The Information Commissioner

Decision: The Application is struck out under Rule 8(2)(a) because the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to deal with it and under Rule 8(3)(a) because there is no reasonable prospect of it succeeding. 

      These proceedings concern an application (the "Application") under section 166(2) of the Data Protection Act 2018 ("DPA 2018") for an order to progress the Applicant's complaints against Helios Towers Group LLP regarding a data subject access request ("DSAR"). The complaint was submitted to the Information Commissioner ("IC") on 14 th November 2024 and was dealt with under reference IC-346548-K5V1.

      An outcome was provided on 18 th June, with the IC concluding that there was no indication of a breach of data protection legislation, on the information provided. The case officer was content with the explanation offered by Helios Group LLP and its legal advisors regarding the way in which the DSAR had been handled. Certain exemptions had been applied and the case officer found that those had been applied appropriately and the Applicant had received all the information to which she was entitled.

      The Applicant requested a review, which was provided on 10 th July 2025. The IC concluded that the case handler had handled the complaint appropriately. The reviewing officer was satisfied that the original decision was correct.

      The Applicant applied to the Tribunal by way of form GRC3 dated 25 th September 2025. She stated that the outcome she was seeking was for the Tribunal to direct the ICO to: