The complainant has requested information from Birmingham City Council about safety inspections and complaints relating to a specified road in the two years preceding 24 September 2011. The council withheld the dates of these on the basis that it would adversely affect the course of justice, and was therefore exempt under the exception provided by regulation 12(5)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations. The Commissioner’s decision is that regulation 12(5)(b) has been correctly applied, and that the council has fulfilled its obligations under regulation 9(1) through providing reasonable advice and assistance to the complainant. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 12.5.b – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2014] UKICO FER0502491
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 20 May 2022; Ref: scu.527538