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Exeter City Council

The complainant has requested from Exeter Council a DHN plan illustrating the location of underground pipes. Exeter Council has withheld the plan under Regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR on the basis that its disclosure would adversely affect the confidentiality of commercial information. The Commissioner’s decision is that Exeter Council has not successfully applied Regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the requested information to the complainant. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

EIR 12(5)(b): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-104897