Staffordshire County Council
- Date 6 September 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 14.3: Upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to 3 definitive map modification applications. Staffordshire County Council withheld the requested information, citing regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable) of the EIR, on the grounds that the cost of compliance would be too great.The Commissioner’s decision is that Staffordshire County Council has applied regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR appropriately. However, the Commissioner considers that Staffordshire County Council has breached regulations 5(2) (time for compliance) and 14(3) (refusal to disclose information) of the EIR.The Commissioner does not require Staffordshire County Council to take any steps following this decision.