Shropshire Council

The complainant has requested meeting notes from Shropshire Council (the Council). The Council explained the requested information was not held by it for the purposes of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council does hold the requested information for the purposes of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide the complainant with a fresh response to the request and either provide the requested information, or issue an appropriate refusal notice.The Council must take these steps 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.