Bob Fiddaman (published author) asked to pay fee to MHRA for information requested - The Evidence is clear

Fiddaman request (F oI)

"Please forward me documents that GSK supplied the MHRA during the application  procedure for Seroxat that relate to the 'correcting effect' regarding people with lower levels of serotonin ....."




MHRA request fee as follows

"To answer your request fully will require considerable extra work, for which we will need to make a charge. We estimate that meeting your request will require 40 hours work. The Freedom of Information Act allows us to make a charge for the costs of finding, sorting, editing or redacting the material you have requested, if this cost would exceed £600, calculated at £25 per hours’ work. We have therefore decided to charge you £1000 for providing the information you have requested. ..."