The complainant submitted a request to City of Lincoln Council (‘the Council’) for information from environmental records held on a property in Lincoln. The complainant specified that he wished to view the records in person. The Council initially stated that the information would only be provided if the complainant paid a fee. However, during the course of the investigation, the Council decided to allow the complainant to inspect the requested information free of charge. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council failed to comply with regulation 5(2) as it failed to make the requested information available within the statutory time for compliance. The Commissioner notes that the Council has now decided to comply with the complainant’s request and so he requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 5 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2010] UKICO FER0325252
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 09 June 2022; Ref: scu.531710