Environment Agency
- Date 21 January 2014
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 5: Upheld
The complainant has requested information from the Environment Agency relating to coastal erosion. The Environment Agency provided information in response to some parts of the complainant’s request but refused to disclose information in relation to other parts, applying regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable) of the EIR as a basis for non-disclosure. The Commissioner considers that the Environment Agency has correctly applied regulation 12(4)(b) to the relevant parts of the complainant’s request, however it has breached regulation 5(2) by providing the information outside the statutory time limit. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.