Rochford District Council
- Date 17 August 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 13.1: Not upheld
The complainant requested information from Rochford District Council (“the Council”) relating to complaints made about a planning application. The Council disclosed some information within the scope of the request but refused to provide the remainder citing section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Council later accepted the Commissioner’s view that the information is environmental and therefore, relied on regulation 13(1) (personal information) of the EIR to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to rely on regulation 13(1) to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.