Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested information relating to an application for licences to expand two container ship berths at the Port of Southampton. The request focused on correspondence between the public authority, Associated British Ports and the Department for Transport. The public authority initially refused to disclose this information under regulations 12(5)(d) and 12(5)(e). During the investigation the public authority disclosed most of the previously withheld information, although it continued to withhold some information under regulations 12(3) and 13. In addition to this, the complainant stated that she believed that further information was held. After investigating the case the Commissioner decided that no further information was held. In addition to this, he also found that the public authority was correct to rely upon regulations 12(3) and 13 to withhold the outstanding information. Finally, the Commissioner considered that the public authority did not meet the requirements of regulations 5(1), 5(2), 14(1) and 14(3)(a).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld