Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant has requested correspondence held by the Greater London Authority (the GLA) relating to the Air-Quality Initiative of the Regions (AIR). The GLA provided some information to the complainant, but withheld other information under regulations 12(4)(d), 12(5)(a) and 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner finds that the GLA was entitled to rely on the exceptions claimed in relation to most of the information. However, he does not uphold any of the exceptions claimed in relation to certain information contained within two early drafts of a -�best practices-� document. This is because the information within the early drafts is essentially identical to the information contained within the final version which had already been published as at the date of the request. The Commissioner requires the GLA to disclose page 1 of the draft document entitled -�Contribution of the Regions: best practices-� attached to the email dated 21 October 2011; disclose the draft document entitled -�Contribution of the Regions: best practices-� attached to the email dated 3 November 2011.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.4.d - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 12.5.a - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Partly Upheld