The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Lambeth (“the Council”) relating to a Growth and Investment Panel (GIP) and a proposed housing development.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is not entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) to refuse to provide the withheld information. He also finds that the Council breached regulation 11 (reconsideration) of the EIR by failing to complete its internal review within 40 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the withheld information making appropriate personal data redactions as described at paragraph 22 in this 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.