Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

The complainant has requested Defra to disclose records of conversations conducted between 5 September 2022 and 7 February 2023 where there is discussion about reducing the planned scale of future domestic biomass supply for electricity generation. Defra refused to disclose the requested information citing regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that Defra is entitled to refuse to disclose the requested information in accordance with regulation 12(4)(e) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require further steps.