Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant made a request to Shropshire County Council for the Commons Register to show legal ownership of Prees Heath Common. The public authority provided the complainant with a copy of the Commons Register for the land in question and informed the complainant that ownership details were held by HM Land Registry and therefore exempt by virtue of section 21 -� information accessible by other means. The Commissioner investigated and found that the request should have been dealt with under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (-�EIR-�). However he has determined that the exception in Regulation 12(4)(a) of the EIR applied. As the public authority did not issue a refusal notice compliant with the requirements of Regulation 14(1) the public authority failed to comply with that Regulation. The Commissioner has not ordered the public authority to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 10 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.4.a - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld