Environment Agency

The complainant has requested from the Environment Agency copies of correspondence and internal communications related to [information redacted] and [information redacted] for the period 1 January 2012 until 12 March 2013. The Environment Agency refused to comply with the request on the basis that it was manifestly unreasonable for the purposes of regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exception is engaged and that, in all the circumstances, the public interest favours maintaining the exception. As such the Commissioner does not require the Environment Agency to take any steps as a result of this notice.