The complainant requested a copy of a contract between the Council and a named developer in relation to the redevelopment of Shirley town centre. The public authority dealt with the request under the provisions of the Act, disclosing a redacted version of the information in question. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information is environmental and that the Council should have responded to the request under the provisions of the EIR. His decision is that some information was correctly withheld but that other information should have been disclosed. The Commissioner has therefore ordered disclosure of all information falling within the scope of the request, except that which the Commissioner has concluded is exempt under regulation 12(5)(e). The Commissioner has also identified procedural shortcomings in the way the Council handled the complainant’s request.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 5 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.e – Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 14 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2010] UKICO FS50297633
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.531801