24 February 2015, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested from Wandsworth Council (the “Council”) a copy of correspondence between a shop tenant and action taken by the Council relating to the ceiling investigation at a named property. The Council disclosed some of the requested information in a redacted format and applied section 40(2) of the FOIA to the remaining parts of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information in question is environmental for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). However, he is satisfied that the information can be withheld under regulation 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps
EIR 13: Not upheld