Rural Payments Agency
- Date 21 July 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 13.1: Not upheld, EIR 5.1: Upheld
The complainant has requested animal movement records held under a specific County Parish Holding (CPH) number. Rural Payments Agency (RPA) confirmed that it does hold the requested information, but that it is exempt from disclosure under regulation 13(1) of the EIR – personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject. The Commissioner’s decision is that RPA is entitled to withhold the requested information by virtue of regulation 13(1) of the EIR, as it is personal data and disclosure would not be lawful. However, the Commissioner finds that RPA has breached regulation 5(1) as it did not provide its response within the statutory timeframe. He also finds that RPA has breached regulation 11(4) as it did not provide its internal review decision within the statutory timeframe. The Commissioner does not require RPA to take any remedial steps.