Summary: The complainant requested information relating to property search information and charging under various regulations. The Council stated that no information was held which fell within the scope of some parts of the complainant-™s request. The Council withheld other information by virtue of section 41(1) of the Act, and refused to furnish the Commissioner with a copy of the disputed information under section 51(5) of the Act. The Commissioner has investigated and determined that some of the requests were for environmental information, and should have been considered under the EIR. The Commissioner requires the Council to reconsider these parts of the request under the EIR and either disclose the information requested or issue a valid refusal notice in accordance with regulation 14 of the EIR. In respect of the information that is not considered to be environmental, the Commissioner is satisfied that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold further information.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 41 - Complaint Partly Upheld