Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Date 13 June 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Upheld, EIR 12.5.d: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the badger and bovine tuberculosis proposals shared between Defra and the National Farmers Union (NFU), and Defra and Natural England. In response, Defra has provided some information but withheld four risk and issue logs under regulations 12(4)(e) (internal communications) and 12(5)(d) (confidentiality of proceedings) of the EIR. The Commissioner has decided that regulation 12(5)(d), but not 12(4)(e), is engaged and that, in all the circumstances, the public interest favours disclosure. The Commissioner therefore requires the disclosure of the specified risk and issue logs. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2013/0137 dismissed.