Northern Ireland Water

The complainant requested for a list of unadopted estate developments/sites held by Northern Ireland Water (NI Water). NI Water refused to disclose the information citing regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that NI Water is not entitled to rely on regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner requires NI Water to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the withheld information. The Commissioner notes that some of the information may contain personal data, and this should be redacted in accordance with his guidance. NI Water must take this step 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.