Cotswold District Council
- Date 6 March 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.d: Not upheld, EIR 14.2: Upheld
The complainant requested a copy of a Renewable Energy Study. Cotswold District Council (the “Council”) withheld the information under the exemption for information intended for future publication (section 22
of the FOIA). During the Commissioner’s investigation the Council reconsidered the request under the EIR and withheld the information under the exceptions for Material in the course of completion (regulation
12(4)(d)). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly withheld the information under regulation 12(4)(d) but that it failed to issue a refusal notice in time and breached regulation 14(2). The Commissioner does not require further steps.