23 January 2017, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information relating to a Planning Contravention Notice. Cornwall Council initially withheld the information under the exception for personal data, regulation 13 of the EIR but during the Commissioner’s investigation it revised its position to withhold the information under the exception for the course of justice – regulation 12(5)(b). The Commissioner’s decision is that Cornwall Council has correctly applied regulation 12(5)(b) to withhold the information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
EIR 12(5)(b): Not upheld