London Borough of Southwark

The complainant has requested information on a procurement exercise entitled “Local Site Operator for Air Quality Monitoring Stations ID: 496981”. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request should have been considered under the EIR and the Council is entitled to withhold the requested information in reliance of EIR regulations 12(5)(d) - confidentiality of proceedings and 12(5)(b) – the course of justice. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.