Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

The complainant has requested information relating to a shellfish farm in Carlingford lough. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (“the Council”) relied on regulation 13(5) of the EIR (third party personal information) to neither confirm nor deny that it holds the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly relied on regulation 13(5) to neither confirm nor deny that it holds the requested information. The Commissioner does not require further steps.