Walford Parish Council

The complainant has requested some information from Walford Parish Council (“the Council”) regarding permission granted for the works carried out on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) and the appointment of a Councillor to a non-executive director of the company managing the site. The Council responded providing some information that was dated after the request was made. The Council also states it has provided all of the information it holds and it does not hold any further information surrounding the scope of the complainant’s request. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold the information that was requested. However, by responding to the request outside of the 20 working day timeframe, the Council has breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires no further steps from the public authority.