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East Riding of Yorkshire Council

  • Date 28 September 2023
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 12.5.f: Not upheld, EIR 5.1: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld

The complainant has requested information about a planning enforcement matter relating to their property. East Riding of Yorkshire Council disclosed some information but withheld some under regulation 12(4)(e) (Internal communications) and regulation 12(5)(f) (Interests of the information provider) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulations 12(4)(e) and 12(5)(f) and has otherwise disclosed all held recorded information. However, the Council breached the requirement of regulation 5(2) (Time for compliance) in disclosing information out of time. The Commissioner does not require further steps.