Thames Water Utilities Ltd

The complainant has requested information about meetings between Thames Water and the Labour Party. Thames Water’s position was that none of the information was environmental information and so it wasn’t obliged to comply with the request. It subsequently acknowledged that some information was environmental information and disclosed this. Thames Water’s position remains unchanged regarding the remaining information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the remaining information that falls within scope of the complainant’s request isn’t environmental information under regulation 2(1) of the EIR. In respect of the environmental information it disclosed, Thames Water didn’t comply with regulation 5(2), which concerns timeliness. It’s not necessary for Thames Water to take any further steps.