Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant has requested information including minutes of meetings and correspondence relating to discussions between ministers and officials and manufacturers of light commercial vehicles about European efficiency standards for light commercial vehicles. The DFT applied the commercial interests and information provided in confidence exemptions under the FOIA to withhold some of the information and the commercial interests and adverse affect to the voluntary supply of information exceptions under the EIR to withhold the rest of the information. The Commissioner-�s decision is that all of the withheld information is covered by the EIR and he does not uphold the application of any of the exemptions under the FOIA. The Commissioner also considers all of the information related to emissions and therefore the exceptions claimed by the DFT do not apply by virtue of Regulation 12(9). The public authority correctly withheld the names and contact details of officials of the DFT and representatives of Jaguar Land Rover (-�JLR-�) on the basis of the exception at regulation 13.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.5.e - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.f - Complaint Upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Not upheld