Folkestone & Hythe District Council
- Date 12 September 2024
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.3: Upheld, EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to the installation of fencing at a village green. Folkstone and Hythe District Council (“the council”) responded under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA) stating the information was not held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was for environmental information and so the council should have responded under the EIR. However, he has decided that, on the balance of probabilities, the council does not hold the requested information. The Commissioner has also decided that the council did not comply with regulation 11(3) of the EIR as it did not carry out an internal review. The Commissioner does not require any steps.