Cornwall Council
- Date 2 November 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.1: Not upheld
Summary wording for website: The complainant requested information relating to a planning application. Cornwall Council (the “council”) withheld the information under the exemption for information provided in confidence (section 41 of the FOIA). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council wrongly handled the request under the FOIA and breached regulation 5(1) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the council to issue a new response to the request under the EIR.