Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to Kent County Council-™s bid for funding to support a railway station and flights from Kent International Airport (Manston). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has correctly applied the exemption under section 40(2) of FOIA to some of the withheld information, however it has incorrectly applied the exception under regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR to the remaining withheld information. The Commissioner therefore orders BIS disclose the remaining withheld information to the complainant.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.5.e - Complaint Not upheld