25 May 2017, Local government (County council)
The complainant has asked Warwickshire County Council’s for copies of minutes of meetings which are referred to in the Local Member and Portfolio Holder Briefing “Proposed Free Schools & Rokeby Primary School” document. The complainant particularly seeks the minutes of the meeting which took place on 27 November 2015. The Council informed the complainant that it does not hold minutes or notes of the meeting of 27 November on the grounds that it was informal and not a meeting of a decision making group. The Commissioner has decided that Warwickshire County Council does not hold any minutes or notes for the meeting held on 27 November 2015. By informing the complainant of this fact the Council has complied with Regulation 5(1) of the EIR. Due to its failure to complete its review of the complainant’s request within forty working days, the Commissioner has decided that the Council has contravened Regulation 11(4) of the EIR.
EIR 5(1): Not upheld