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Cite as: [2013] UKICO FER445747, [2013] UKICO FER0445747
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Guildford Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FER0445747 (15 January 2013)
Summary: The complainant has requested information from Guildford Borough Council (the council) from environmental records held on a specific property. The complainant specified that he wished to inspect the information in a similar format to that inspected by council searchers, but if this was not possible, in any reasonable format that is easily accessible. The council provided some information and stated that if other information was held, it was publically available and therefore it considered that it was reasonable for it to make this information available in a format other than inspection under regulation 6(1)(b). The complainant was also concerned that the information the council had provided access to, was not accurate in accordance with regulation 5(4). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the council correctly relied upon regulation 6(1)(b) as it was reasonable for it to make information available in a format other than inspection. He also finds that the council has complied with regulation 5(4). However, the Commissioner finds that the council has breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR as it failed to make the requested information available on request within the statutory time for compliance. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 6 - Complaint Not upheld