The complainant requested information from the North York Moors National Park Authority (the Authority) relating to a planning enforcement matter. The Authority withheld the requested information citing the exceptions in regulations 12(5)(b) (course of justice), 12(5)(e) (commercial confidentiality) and 13(2)(b) (personal information) of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). It is accepted by both parties that some information within the scope of the request has been provided to the complainant. The Commissioner has investigated with respect to the information that is not available to the complainant. The Authority refused to provide that information under regulation 13 of the EIR (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the information is exempt from disclosure under regulation 5(3) as it contains the personal data of the complainant. Further commentary on the implication of the Commissioner’s finding in relation to the Authority’s obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 is set out in the Other Matters’ section at the end of the notice.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 5 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2014] UKICO FER0506818
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.527629