22 February 2017, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich (“the Council”) broadly relating to the ownership of a boundary structure at a specific address. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council does not hold information falling within the scope of request 2. However the Commissioner has determined that the Council has incorrectly applied regulation 6 of the EIR to request 1. The Commissioner requires the Council to issue a fresh response to the complainant confirming which does not rely on regulation 6(1)(b). The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
EIR 6(1)(b): Upheld EIR 12(4)(a): Not upheld