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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FER0389930 (13 March 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested access to view information on site regarding an agreement for a named property and subsequently requested a copy of the information he had viewed. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (WMBC) breached regulation 8(3) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) by imposing an unreasonable charge for the provision of environmental information. The Information Commissioner also found that WMBC breached regulations 11(3) and 11(4) by failing to consider the representations put forward by the complainant within the statutory timescale laid down by the EIR. The Information Commissioner does not require WMBC to take any remedial steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 8 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 11 - Complaint Upheld