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Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2010] UKICO FS50255081 (12 August 2010)
Summary: The complainant requested the names and addresses of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council-™s (the council-™s) pre-paid waste sack clients under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). The council responded by withholding the information under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) on the grounds that disclosure would be likely to prejudice its commercial interests and those of its waste collection contractor. However, following the intervention of the Commissioner, the council agreed that the requested information was environmental under the EIR and sought to withhold it under Regulation 12(5)(e). The Commissioner concludes that the 12(5)(e) exception is engaged apart from the first three digits of the clients-™ postcodes. For the remaining information the public interest test favours the requested information being withheld. The Commissioner requires the council to disclose the first three digits of the clients-™ postcodes. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2010/0154 withdrawn.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.5.e - Complaint Partly Upheld