Northern Ireland Assembly
- Date 13 July 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 3: Not upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence held by the Northern Ireland Assembly regarding Private Members’ Bills. The Assembly stated that it was acting in a legislative capacity as set out at regulation 3(3) of the EIR, therefore it was not required to process the request under the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that in the circumstances of this particular request the Assembly is acting in a legislative capacity, therefore the Assembly is not required to respond to the request under the EIR. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.