City of York Council
- Date 4 December 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld
The complainant has requested legal advice relating to a planning application. York City Council refused the request, citing the exception for the course of justice – regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that City of York Council has failed to carry out an internal review and breached regulation 11(4) but that it correctly applied regulation 12(5)(b) to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.