Folkestone & Hythe District Council

The complainant has requested information about meetings and communications between Folkestone and Hythe District Council and third party organisations. The Council informed the complainant that it could make the information available subject to a charge of £75.00, in accordance with regulation 8 of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached regulation 8(3) by seeking to levy an unreasonable charge for the provision of environmental information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a fresh response to the complainant that does not seek to apply a charge under regulation 8.