Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to how a figure of 15,000 dwellings was arrived at, including information relating to assumptions used to arrive at the projection. Sunderland City Council (-˜the council-™) refused the request under regulation 12(4)(d) of the EIR. As the requested information was disclosed during the Commissioner-™s investigation, his decision is that the council did not meet the requirements of regulation 5 of the EIR in that it did not provide the requested information within 20 working days. He does not require the public authority to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 5 - Complaint Upheld