Dorset Council
- Date 31 August 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the extent of the highway near his property. Dorset Council (“the council”) applied Regulation 12(5)(b) (course of justice) of the EIR to withhold some of the requested information. It also applied Regulation 13 to redact personal data from the information it disclosed. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to withhold the information under Regulations 12(5)(b) and Regulation 13. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.