Cheshire East Council
- Date 21 June 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.1: Not upheld, EIR 6.1.b: Upheld
The complainant has requested road maintenance information with regards to a specific road. Cheshire East Council (the council) provided some information and refused the remaining information under regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has provided the information to part 1 of the request, but found that regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIR is not engaged to part 2 of the request. The Commissioner requires the council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide a fresh response to Part 2 of the complainant’s request without relying on regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIR to refuse it.