Swindon Borough Council

The complainant has requested information about a ‘clean up’ after travellers vacated a location from Swindon Borough Council (‘the Council’). The Council provided some information and stated that it held no further information falling within the scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council should have dealt with the request under the EIR, but that it did not hold any further relevant information beyond that which it had already provided. The Commissioner is therefore satisfied that the Council complied with its duty under Regulation 5(1) of the EIR by virtue of the exception at regulation 12(4)(a) (information not held). However, the Council responded to the request outside of statutory timescales and therefore breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. It also provided outdated contact details for the Commissioner’s office therefore breaching section 14(5) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.