Soil Association Certification Limited

The complainant has requested inspections and report on Scottish salmon farms. Soil Association Certification Limited (SA) explained that it was not a public authority for the purposes of the EIR and was therefore not obliged to provide the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that SA is a public authority for the purposes of the EIR and therefore it was obliged to respond to the request under the EIR. As SA is a public authority The Commissioner requires SA to respond to the request in accordance with the EIR.