The complainant requested correspondence between the council and DEFRA regarding a contract between the council and Cory Wheelabrator which the council withdrew from in 2014. The council provided the information but withheld the names of some of the correspondents, applying Regulation 13(1) (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to apply Regulation 13(1) to withhold the information. She has however decided that the council did not comply with the requirements of Regulation 5(2) in that it did not provide the information which it did disclose within 20 working days. She has also decided that the council did not comply with Regulation 11(4) in that it did not provide a review of its decision within 40 working days. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.
EIR 13(1): Complaint not upheld EIR 11(4): Complaint upheld EIR 5(2): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fer0805032
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.639187