13 October 2016, Local government (County council)
The complainant made a request for information to Warwickshire County Council for GIS data on its public Rights of Way Network. The Council refused the request under the exception in regulation 12(4)(d) (material still in the course of completion etc). The Commissioner’s decision is that regulation 12(4)(d) does apply to the requested information but that the public interest in maintaining the exception does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: The Council shall disclose the requested information to the complainant.
EIR 12(4)(d): Upheld