Derby City Council
- Date 27 June 2024
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12.5.e: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested background information relating to a cabinet meeting over the future of a long-term waste treatment plant from Derby City Council (‘The council’). The council withheld some information under Regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR (commercial confidentiality). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was correct to apply Regulation 12(5)(e) to redact the information from disclosure. However, he has also decided that the council did not comply with the requirements of Regulation 5(2) (time for compliance), and Regulation 11(4) (time for review). The Commissioner does not require further steps.