London Borough of Hackney

The complainant has requested information from the council in relation to the use of Hackney Downs for a ‘Dirty Dancing’ event staged between 26 August and 5 September 2013. Specifically, the complainant requested to know the fee charged and how this was calculated. During the Commissioner’s investigation, the council decided to disclose the fee charged and the amount it received from the event. However, it refused to disclose how this fee was calculated, as it considered this information was exempt from disclosure under regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR does applied in this case. He has however recorded a breach of regulation 11(2) of the EIR, as the council failed to carry out its internal review within 40 working days. The Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2016/0006 dismissed.