London Borough of Croydon
- Date 13 February 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request to the Croydon London Borough Council (“the Council”) for information related to a planning enforcement complaint. The Council has refused the request under the exceptions in regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) and 12(5)(b) (Course of justice etc) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that both regulation 12(4)(e) and regulation 12(5)(b) are engaged and the public interest in maintaining each exception outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.