The complainant requested information relevant to the investigation of a complaint he had made to the public authority against Cornwall Council. The public authority withheld the relevant information on the basis of section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act (statutory prohibition on disclosure) and regulation 12(5)(d) (confidentiality of proceedings) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the EIR). During the course of the investigation, the public authority disclosed part of the withheld information. The Commissioner finds that the remainder of the disputed information is ‘environmental’ within the meaning of the EIR and was also correctly withheld on the basis of the exception at regulation 12(5)(d). Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0254 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 11 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.d – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50362315
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 18 June 2022; Ref: scu.530860