The complainant has requested ‘all correspondence, statements, records, reports, memos, emails etc. that Defra used to defend the Whitburn case’. Defra refused to disclose the requested information under regulation 12(5)(a), 12(5)(b) and 12(5)(d). The Commissioner’s decision is that Defra has correctly applied regulation 12(5)(a). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 12.5.a – Complaint Not upheld
[2012] UKICO FER0439690
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 29 August 2021; Ref: scu.529619
