Devon County Council
- Date 12 August 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.e: Not upheld, EIR 14.1: Upheld, EIR 5.1: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the construction of a cycle bridge. Devon County Council disclosed some information and withheld other information under the exemption for commercial interests – section 43(2) of the FOIA. During the Commissioner’s investigation the council reconsidered the request under the EIR and withheld the information under the exception for commercial confidentiality (regulation 12(5)(e). The Commissioner’s decision is that Devon County Council wrongly handled the request under the FOIA and breached regulation 5(1) and regulation 14(1) of the EIR and that it correctly withheld the requested information under regulation 12(5)(e). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.