Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant, on 14 October 2005, requested from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (-�the VMD-�) copies of the Environmental Risk Assessments carried out by the VMD as part of the marketing authorisation process for cypermethrin sheep dips. The Commissioner is satisfied that the information which was withheld from disclosure by the VMD relates to information on emissions. The Commissioner-�s decision is that VMD was not entitled to refuse to provide the withheld information on the basis that it was exempt under regulations 12(5)(e), 12(5)(c) and 12(4)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner is satisfied that some of the withheld information was exempt under regulation 13 of the EIR but that other information was wrongly withheld under this exemption. Note: In this case the complainant has specifically requested their name and address be published; our usual practice is to redact this information. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2010/0023 has been disposed of by way of a consent order. Note -� the complainant has requested that their details remain in the body of the published decision notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 11 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.4.e - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.c - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.e - Complaint Upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld