Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Date 27 August 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12(5)(e): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information associated with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete that was discovered in the Harlequin Theatre. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (‘the Council’) withheld the information under regulations 12(5)(b), 12(5)(e) and 12(5)(f) of the EIR. These exceptions concern the course of justice, commercial confidentiality and the interests of the person who provided the information to the public authority, respectively. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold the requested information under regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR. No steps are necessary.