Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Date 14 July 2021
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about the collapse of a dormice bridge on a particular road in February 2016. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (the Council) withheld the information requested under section 43 of the FOIA. During the Commissioner’s investigation, the Council reconsidered the request under the EIR and sought to rely on regulation 12(5)(b) to withhold the information requested. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulation 12(5)(b) to the withheld information. The Commissioner also identified third party personal data within the withheld information which she has determined is exempt under regulation 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.