Health and Safety Executive
- Date 28 November 2022
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) EIR 11: Upheld, EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, EIR 14: Upheld
The complainant has requested the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to disclose copies of correspondence regarding asbestos in the Walthamstow Town complex between 2015 and 2020. HSE confirmed it does not hold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, HSE does not hold the requested information, in accordance with regulation 12(4)(a) of the EIR. However, the Commissioner has found HSE in breach of regulation 11 and 14 for failing to specify the exception it was relying on in its refusal notice to the complainant and carrying out its internal review within 40 working days of receipt. The Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken.