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Runnymede Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50500424 (04 November 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested a copy of the legal advice Runnymede Borough Council (the Council) had received regarding the legal status of the Green in Englefield Green. The Council refused to disclose this advice on the basis of section 42 of FOIA, the legal professional privilege exemption. The Commissioner has concluded that the Council should have considered the request under the EIR given that the requested information constitutes -˜environmental information-™. However, the Commissioner has also concluded that the requested information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of the exception contained at regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR, the course of justice exception, and the public interest favours maintaining this exception.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Not upheld