Norfolk County Council
- Date 2 October 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12 3: Not upheld, EIR 13.1: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested information from Norfolk County Council (the Council) regarding details provided for an investigation which related to a project to develop a waste incinerator in Norfolk. The Council provided information which contained some redactions in accordance with regulations 12(3) and 13(1) (third party personal data) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was correct to apply regulations 12(3) and 13(1) to withhold some of the information. However, the Commissioner finds that the Council did not comply with the requirements of regulation 5(2) as it disclosed some information beyond the statutory time limit. The Council also breached regulation 11(4) of the EIR by failing to provide its internal review response within the required 40 working days. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision. Information Tribunal EA/2019/0419 dismissed.