Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant requested information regarding planning enforcement issues. Stroud District Council (-�the council-�) initially relied on the exemption under section 30 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (-�the FOIA-�), the exemption relating to investigations and section 12(1), an exclusion relating to costs. Following the Commissioner-�s involvement, the council decided to disclose information to the complainant. The only outstanding issue concerned some information that had been withheld using regulation 12(5)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (-�the EIR-�), the exception relating to legal professional privilege, and an allegation made by the complainant that more information may be held. The Commissioner-�s decision is that the council correctly withheld information using regulation 12(5)(b). On the balance of probabilities, no more information was held. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Not upheld