SIC Information regarding repairs at a named property – On 16 May 2014, Ms McLeod asked Glasgow City Council (the Council) for information relating to repairs to a common stair at a named property.
The Council told Ms McLeod it did not have to disclose the information because, in terms of regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs, it was already publicly available and easily accessible to her.
Following a review, Ms McLeod remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
The Commissioner investigated and found that the Council had failed to respond to Ms McLeod’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA and with the EIRs. The Council wrongly relied on regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs to withhold some environmental information, and also failed to identify that some of the withheld information was not environmental information and so should have been considered under FOISA.
The Commissioner required the Council to issue a new review outcome to Ms McLeod that complied with FOISA and the EIRs.
[2015] ScotIC 114 – 2015
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Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: scu.552543
