4 January 2018, Education (Other)
The complainant has requested communications about a specific piece of land from Natural England to any external and internal parties. Natural England confirmed it held information but considered it excepted from disclosure by virtue of the provisions set out in regulation 12(4)(e), 12(5)(b) and 12(3) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the correspondence held by Natural England all falls within the definition of internal correspondence and therefore engages regulation 12(4)(e) and that the balance of the public interest lies in maintaining the exception. She requires no steps to be taken.
EIR 12(4)(e): Not upheld