Information Commissioner's Office

University of Oxford

1 December 2015, Education (University)

The complainant has requested information from the university in relation to the environmental statement commissioned to review the environmental impact of the Castle Mill student accommodation in Oxford. The university initially withheld the requested information under section 42 of the FOIA. During the Commissioner’s investigation it was decided that the request should have been considered under the EIR. The university reviewed the request and decided to release the requested information to the complainant, with the exception of the personal data of some external third parties, which it considered was exempt from disclosure under regulation 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner has reviewed the application of regulation 13 of the EIR to the remaining withheld information and he is satisfied in this case that the exception has been applied appropriately. He therefore does not require any further action to be taken.

EIR 13: Not upheld