Information Commissioner's Office

High Speed Two Limited

27 April 2015, Education (Other)

The complainant has requested information about a compensation and relocation proposal related to a particular area affected by the proposed high speed rail link. The Commissioner’s decision is that High Speed Two has correctly applied section 12 of the FOIA (costs exceed the appropriate limit) to the request.  He also finds it has met its additional obligations under the EIR and that the request is manifestly unreasonable under regulation 12(4)(b).  He has decided that the public interest favours maintaining this exception. Finally, the Commissioner finds that High Speed Two met its obligations to offer advice and assistance under section 16 and regulation 9.

FOI 9: Upheld FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Not upheld EIR 12(4)(b): Not upheld