Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

The complainant requested from Doncaster Council, (‘the council’), information relating to a proposed sale of land and a development. The council said that it did not hold some information, and applied Regulation 12(5)(e) to withhold other information. It subsequently disclosed the information withheld under Regulation 12(5)(e) to the complainant. The complainant argues that the council will hold more information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to state that it does not hold any further information as regards the request of 2 August 2021. However, as regards the request of 2 September 2021, the Commissioner has decided that the council did not fully respond to the request. The Commissioner therefore requires the council to take the following steps: to respond to the complainant's request for information as required by Regulation 5 of the EIR.