Kirby Muxloe Parish Council

The complainant has requested surveyors’ reports with regards to a recreational ground. Kirby Muxloe Parish Council (the council) refused the request under both section 14(1) of the FOIA – vexatious request – and regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR – manifestly unreasonable. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request is for environmental information and that regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR is engaged. The Commissioner has found that the council has breached regulation 14(2) of the EIR as it issued its refusal notice outside the required timeframe. As the refusal notice has now been issued, the Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0054 dismissed.