Bidborough Parish Council
- Date 11 May 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant submitted two requests for information held by Bidborough Parish Council (the parish council) about matters that relate to the proposed development of a local pavilion. The Commissioner is satisfied that the parish council has, on the balance of probabilities, now provided the complainant with the information held that is relevant to both requests. However, as it took the parish council more than a year to provide all the relevant information to the complainant, the Commissioner has found there to be a breach of regulation 5(2) of the EIR in respect of both requests. Furthermore, the Commissioner has determined that the parish council’s failure to complete an internal review in respect of both of the requests is also a breach of regulation 11(4) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require the parish council to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.