Bristol City Council
- Date 27 September 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 14: Upheld, EIR 5.1: Upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested information about a proposed Traffic Regulation Order. Bristol City Council (the “council”) disclosed some information and withheld other information under the exception for internal communications (regulation 12(4)(e)). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council initially wrongly handled the request under the FOIA and breached regulation 5(1) and regulation 14; that it failed to respond to the request in time and breached regulation 5(2) and regulation 11(4) but that it correctly withheld some information under regulation 12(4)(e) and correctly confirmed that additional information was not held in accordance with regulation 12(4)(a). The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.