Northumberland County Council
- Date 27 July 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested from Northumberland County Council (the ‘council’) a copy of a case officer report submitted to the Planning Inspector. The council denied that the requested information was held. During the course of the Commissioner's investigation the council located a copy of the statement, and disclosed this to the complainant on 24 June 2022. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council did not comply with requirements of Regulation 5(2) in that it did not provide a copy of the statement to the complainant within 20 working days of receiving the request for information. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.