Mr Jamieson requested from the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) a copy of the public consultation responses on its proposals for Lower Granton Road. The Council responded by informing Mr Jamieson that the information he sought was excepted under regulation 10(4)(d) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), as material which was still in the course of completion. Following a review, Mr Jamieson remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the Council had failed to deal with Mr Jamieson’s request for information in accordance with the EIRs by incorrectly applying regulation 10(4)(d) to the information withheld. As the Council released the information during the course of the investigation he did not require it to take any action.
References: [2009] ScotIC 085 – 2009
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