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Chesterfield Borough Council

  • Date 24 February 2014
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) EIR 13: Not upheld, EIR 5: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to documents about asbestos relevant to his address and other properties in his street. Chesterfield Borough Council (the Council) provided some information to the complainant but withheld information identifying some third parties. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has provided all of the relevant information it holds and was entitled to withhold the personal data of third parties under regulation 13 of the EIR. In providing some of the information after the 20 working day statutory time limit, the Council breached regulation 5(2). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.