Forestry Commission England
- Date 19 January 2015
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Upheld, EIR 12.4.d: Upheld, EIR 12.5.c: Upheld, EIR 12.5.g: Upheld
The complainant requested from the Forestry Commission information held as part of a research project into the Pine-tree Lappet (“PtL”) Moth. The Forestry Commission refused to disclose the information under the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable), 12(4)(d) (incomplete data), 12(5)(c) (intellectual property rights) and 12(5)(g) (protection of the environment) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that Forestry Commission has incorrectly applied the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(b), 12(4)(d), 12(5)(c) and 12(5)(g). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose to the complainant the information to which has applied the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(b), 12(4)(d), 12(5)(c) and 12(5)(g).