Swansea Council
- Date 4 August 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to a specific planning application including internal communications at Swansea Council (“the Council”). The Council provided links to its website for some of the information; however, it withheld information for part two of the request under regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(e) to withhold the information for part two of the request. However, it breached regulation 5 of the EIR as it failed to respond within 20 working days to the original request. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken as a result of this decision.