Hertfordshire County Council
- Date 26 March 2014
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11: Not upheld, EIR 5: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the proposed construction of a waste disposal facility at New Barnfield, Hatfield. The council provided some of the requested information but withheld other information under the exceptions for personal data (regulation 13), internal communications (regulation 12(4)(e)) and the course of justice (regulation 12(5)(b)). The Commissioner’s decision is that Hertfordshire County Council: correctly applied the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(e) and regulation 12(5)(b) to the requested information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exceptions; correctly withheld information under regulation 13; in respect of the officer carrying out the internal review did not breach regulation 11; failed to provide information within 20 working days and breached regulation 5(2). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.