Mr Edwards asked the Scottish Ministers (the Ministers) to provide unpublished information relating to projections of Scottish greenhouse gas emissions under different scenarios and the estimation of the ‘Scottish share’. The Ministers withheld information which was expected to be published in the near future, under regulation 10(4)(d) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (the EIRs). Information was also withheld under regulation 10(4)(e). Publication of the information was delayed and Mr Edwards applied to the Commissioner for a decision on whether the Ministers had complied with the EIRs in dealing with his request.
The Commissioner found that, in the circumstances of the case, the Ministers had complied with the EIRs in applying the exception in regulation 10(4)(d). However, he found that the Ministers had wrongly withheld information under regulation 10(4)(e).
Citations:
[2008] ScotIC 103 – 2008
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Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.434202
