Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

The complainant has requested papers prepared for a byelaw working group meeting on 23 April 2019.  Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (‘CIFCA’ / ‘Cornwall IFCA’) withheld the information it holds under regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR (internal communications) and considered that the public interest favoured maintaining this exception.  The complainant disputes that this information could be withheld. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information engages the exception under regulation 12(4)(e) and, at the time of the request, the public interest favoured maintaining this exception. The Commissioner does not require CIFCA to take any remedial steps.