Cornwall Council

The complainant requested information relating to the installation of a pedestrian refuge island, including the job specification and details of who proposed and approved the project. Cornwall Council (the “council”) provided information on governance and approvals but withheld the job specification under regulation 12(5)(e) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“the EIR”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was correctly handled under the EIR and that regulation 12(5)(e) is correctly applied to parts of the information, particularly granular pricing and cost structures; however, it has been applied too broadly. The Commissioner requires the council to disclose the information identified in paragraphs 52-53 of this notice.