Department for Transport
- Date 7 August 2023
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.d: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about the A350 Melksham Bypass scheme. The Department for Transport (DfT) disclosed some information and withheld the remainder under regulations 12(4)(d) and 12(4)(e). These exceptions concern material in the course of completion and internal communications respectively. The Commissioner’s decision is that DfT correctly applied regulation 12(4)(d) of the EIR to all of the information it’s withholding and the public interest favours maintaining the exception. It’s not necessary for DfT to take any corrective steps.