Buckinghamshire Council
- Date 5 January 2021
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld
The complainant has requested legal advice in relation to a specific planning matter. Buckinghamshire Council withheld the requested information under the exceptions for the course of justice (regulation 12(5)(b)) and confidentiality of proceedings (regulation 12(5)(d)). The Commissioner’s decision is that Buckinghamshire Council has correctly applied the exception in regulation 12(5)(b) to the requested information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exception. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.