20 June 2017, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant submitted a request to the London Borough of Bromley (the Council) for communications between Council officers and councillors in relation to planning applications he had submitted. The Council withheld the information falling within the scope of the request on the basis of the exception contained at regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) of the EIR. The Commissioner is satisfied that the information falls within the scope of the exception. However, she has concluded that the public interest in maintaining the exception does not outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.
EIR 12(4)(e): Upheld