Department of Energy and Climate Change
- Date 2 September 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.e: Not upheld
The complainant has requested copies of field development plans and details of extended well test periods for a specific licence (PEDL 133) and any field development plans submitted to DECC for coal bed methane, shale gas or underground coal gasification developments. DECC disclosed the information within the field development plans it considered to be information on emissions but withheld the remaining information on the basis of regulation 12(5)(e). The Commissioner’s decision is that DECC has correctly applied this exception to withhold the information in the field development plans and the public interest favours maintaining the exception. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2014/0034 dismissed.