Oxfordshire County Council

The complainant requested information from Oxfordshire County Council (“the Council”) relating to a proposed development. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council holds further information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council is required to carry out further searches aimed at identifying all the information it holds falling within the scope of the request, as based on the reading of the request specified at paragraphs 17 to 20 below, and to issue the complainant with a fresh response that complies with 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.