North Somerset Council
- Date 12 October 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested information from North Somerset Council (“the Council”) about traffic data. The Council initially withheld the information under regulation 12(4)(d) of the EIR – material in the course of completion, etc – but subsequently withdrew its reliance on the exception and disclosed the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR, since it failed to disclose the information within 20 working days of receiving the request. Since the information has now been disclosed, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.