City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

The complainant requested information relating to the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s (the Council) appeal against the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to list the Richard Dunn Sports Centre. The Council withheld the information requested under regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) of the EIR. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation the Council disclosed the withheld information, subject to some personal data being redacted under regulation 13 (third party personal data) of the EIR. Following this disclosure the complainant alleged that the Council held further information. The Council subsequently located additional information, which it disclosed to the complainant, subject to some information being redacted under regulations 12(4)(e), 12(5)(b) (course of justice) and 13. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulation 12(4)(e) to the request. However, the Commissioner also finds that the Council has failed to demonstrate that regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR is engaged. The Commissioner requires the Council to disclose the information withheld under regulation 12(5)(b).