Forestry Commission England

The complainant has requested information about Yer Tiz mountain bike trail from Forestry England (‘FE’). The Commissioner’s decision is that FE was entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(b) when refusing this request and the public interest favours maintaining the exception. The Commissioner has also found that FE has breached regulation 9 by failing to provide advice and assistance to the complainant. The Commissioner requires FE to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide the complainant with advice and assistance to help them to submit a request that does not create a manifestly unreasonable burden.