Cheshire East Council
- Date 30 April 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 13.1: Not upheld
The complainant requested from Cheshire East Council (the council) a copy of an email relating to a meeting of the staffing sub-committee. The council said that the information was exempt under the exemption provided by section 40(2) of the FOIA. This exemption relates to third party personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request should have been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“the EIR”) however she was satisfied that the equivalent exception under regulation 13(1) applied. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.