Cambridgeshire County Council

The complainant requested information from Cambridgeshire County Council (“the Council”) about parking restrictions. The Council handled the request under the EIR and provided some information. It advised the complainant that some of the information he had requested was not held, and the remainder was exempt from disclosure under regulation 13(1) of the EIR: personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information fell within the definition of environmental information at regulation 2(1)(c) of the EIR. She has further determined that some of the requested information is not held by the Council, and that the remainder comprises the personal data of third parties. Since there is no lawful basis to disclose the personal data, the Council correctly stated that it was exempt under regulation 13(1). The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps. First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights appeal EA/2021/0319 withdrawn.