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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2023/159926.html
Cite as: [2023] UKICO 159926

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Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

The complainant has requested Defra to disclose a list of all 1-2-1 meetings with farmers in relation to the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme. Defra refused to comply with the request citing regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable) of the EIR. During the Commissioner’s investigation it was established that the requested information is in fact not held by Defra. The Commissioner’s decision is therefore that Defra does not hold the information and should have cited regulation 12(4)(a) of the EIR instead. As it cited the incorrect exception, the Commissioner has recorded a breach of regulation 14(3) of the EIR in this case. The Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken.

EIR 12(4)(a): Complaint not upheld EIR 14(3): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 159926