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Cite as: [2014] UKICO FER517507, [2014] UKICO FER0517507
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Hertfordshire County Council (Decision Notice) [2014] UKICO FER0517507 (26 March 2014)
Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to the proposed construction of a waste disposal facility at New Barnfield, Hatfield. The council provided some of the requested information but withheld other information under the exceptions for personal data (regulation 13), internal communications (regulation 12(4)(e)) and the course of justice (regulation 12(5)(b)). The Commissioner-™s decision is that Hertfordshire County Council: correctly applied the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(e) and regulation 12(5)(b) to the requested information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exceptions; correctly withheld information under regulation 13; in respect of the officer carrying out the internal review did not breach regulation 11; failed to provide information within 20 working days and breached regulation 5(2). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 11 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.4.e - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Not upheld