Swansea Council
- Date 6 August 2024
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11: Upheld, EIR 12.5.f: Not upheld, EIR 14: Upheld
Swansea Council (the Council) withheld the information requested under regulations 12(5)(f) (the interests of the person who provided the information) and 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial information). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulation 12(5)(f) to the request. However, the Commissioner also finds that the Council breached regulations 11 and 14 of the EIR in failing to issue a refusal notice and failing to issue an internal review within the statutory timescales. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.