Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested information relating to the occupation of a specific residential site. East Riding of Yorkshire Council (the -�Council-�) refused the request under regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable). Immediately prior to submitting their complaint to the Commissioner, the complainant had been provided with the Commissioner-�s decision regarding their complaint about the Council-�s handling of a previous request. In that instance, the Commissioner found that the Council had correctly refused the request as being manifestly unreasonable. The Commissioner considers that the request which is the subject of this decision notice relates to the same matters and that, therefore, the analysis and conclusions he reached in his previous notice are also applicable in this instance. The Commissioner-�s decision is that the Council was correct to apply regulation 12(4)(b) to the request and that the public interest favours maintaining the exception in this instance. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.4.b - Complaint Not upheld