Rutland County Council
- Date 8 October 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, EIR 14: Upheld, EIR 9(2): Upheld
The complainant has requested information on the Chief Executive of the council’s knowledge and advice in agreeing to sign a memorandum of understanding (an MOU) with the Ministry of Defence over St George’s Park, Rutland. The council provided a copy of the MOU but said that it does not hold any further information falling within the scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that on a balance of probabilities the council was correct to say that it does not hold any information falling within the scope of the request. She has however decided that the council did not comply with the requirements of Regulation 14(3) when refusing the initial requests for information. She has also decided that it did not comply with the requirements of Regulation 9(2). The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.