30 November 2017, Central government
The complainant asked the Department for Communities and Local Government (“the DCLG”) to provide details of the postcodes and/or addresses of properties where assessments were made over a four year period by 8 accredited assessors, for the purpose of gaining Energy Performance Certificates. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DCLG has correctly applied Regulation 12(3) of the EIR to the information requested by the complainant and by virtue of Regulation 13, the DCLG is entitled to withhold that information.
EIR 13: Not upheld