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Cite as: [2012] UKICO FER385852, [2012] UKICO FER0385852
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University of East Anglia (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FER0385852 (11 June 2012)
Summary: The complainant made a series of requests to the University of East Anglia (UEA) for information concerning its Climatic research Unit (CRU) and the subsequent review into its conduct headed by Sir Muir Russell. The UEA responded to some of the complainant-™s requests but other requests were refused under various exceptions under the EIR. The Commissioner has investigated the UEA-™s handling of the complainant-™s requests and has found that the exceptions in regulations 12(4)(a) (Information not held), 12(4)(b) (Manifestly unreasonable), 12(5)(b) (Course of justice etc) and 12(5)(f) (Interests of confider of information) were applied correctly and the public interest in maintaining each exception outweighs the public interest in disclosure. Where the regulation 12(4)(e) (Internal communications) exception was applied the Commissioner found that some of the information was not covered by the exception and should be disclosed. Some information was found to be covered by the exception but the Commissioner decided that the public interest favoured disclosure. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose to the complainant the information falling within the scope of the second request which was withheld under the exception in regulation 12(4)(e) (Internal communications). Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2012/0142 has been disposed of by way of a consent order.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.4.a - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.4.b - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.4.e - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Not upheld