Isle of Anglesey County Council

The complainant has requested information regarding a plot of land from the Isle of Anglesey County Council (the Council). The Council refused to provide the requested information citing section 21 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that: The request should have been handled under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) rather than the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Council breached 5(2) by failing to provide a response to the requests within 20 working days. The Council also breached regulation 11 by failing to issue an internal review within 40 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response to the request under the EIR. The Council must take these steps within 30 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.