SIC Legal Correspondence – On 3 March 2014, Mrs W asked East Dunbartonshire Council (the Council) for correspondence between the Council and its external legal advisers in connection with the planning applications a specific development.
The Council withheld the information under the EIRs, as it considered it to be covered by legal professional privilege. Following an investigation, the Commissioner accepted this.
Although the Commissioner upheld the Council’s actions in relation to the outcome of the application and compliance with the EIRs, she has set out, apart from her decision, her observations about the Council’s handling of the initial request.
References: [2015] ScotIC 176 – 2015
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Jurisdiction: Scotland
Last Update: 15 October 2020; Ref: scu.556112