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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Brighton and Hove City Council (Decision Notice) [2009] UKICO FER0178071 (24 September 2009) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2009/FER0178071.html Cite as: [2009] UKICO FER178071, [2009] UKICO FER0178071 |
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Summary: The complainant requested copies of correspondence between council officers related to the drawing up of the report concerning the King Alfred development at Brighton & Hove. In particular he requested correspondence which provided advice/opinions on the council-™s recommendation to approve and its compliance with planning guidelines. The council withheld the information via the exceptions at regulations 12(4)(b), 12(4)(e), 12(5)(b), 12(5)(f) and 13(1) of the EIR. The Commissioner found the council to have incorrectly applied the exceptions. He also found that it had failed to comply with regulations 5(1), 5(2) and 14(3)(a) of the EIR. The Commissioner ordered disclosure of the information.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.4.b - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.4.e - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Upheld, EIR 12.5.f - Complaint Upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld
