Woking Borough Council
- Date 7 September 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Upheld
The complainant requested information from Woking Borough Council (“the Council”) relating to meetings of the Local Development Framework Working Group. The Council withheld the information under regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR – internal communications. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exception at regulation 12(4)(e) is engaged in this case. However, the balance of the public interest favours disclosure of the information. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: subject to paragraph 45 of this notice, disclose the information to the complainant.