Oxford City Council
- Date 12 October 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant submitted a request to Oxford City Council (“the Council”) for information in relation to the inspection regime for the River Cherwell.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR.
The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation:
• Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the EIR.
The Council must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Freedom of Information Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.