Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Date 1 November 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 16: Upheld, EIR 5.1: Upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested recorded information from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which concerns the number and tenure of buildings known to have Category 2 cladding/insulation. Having first refused to disclose information falling within the scope of the complainant’s second question, in reliance on section 35 of the FOIA, the MHCLG has advised the Commissioner that it now considers the information published in September 2018 satisfies his request. The Commissioner has decided that the MHCLG has contravened the requirements of Regulations 5(1) and 5(2) of the EIR by failing to provide the complainant with the information he asked for in question 2’s of his request of 20 September 2017 and for failing to do so within the twenty day compliance period. The Commissioner has also decided that the MHCLG has contravened Regulation 9(1) by failing to provide the complainant with advice and assistance.