The complainant requested from Bolton Council (‘the Council’) information relating to investigations carried out by the Council and the Environmental Health Department, concerning noise complaints made by residents at a specific address. The Council withheld the information under regulations 12(5)(b) (course of justice), 12(5)(f) (interests of information provider) and 13 (personal data) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR to the withheld information. Therefore, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps as a result of this decision.
EIR 12(5)(b): Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2020] UKICO IC-44815
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.657882