Guildford Borough Council

The complainant requested information regarding the permissions required to reinstate a weir and bridge from Guilford Borough Council (”the council”). The council disclosed a copy of an email  to the complainant; however, some paragraphs were redacted under section 43(2) of FOIA. The council did not respond to a request for review. During the course of the Commissioner's investigation, the complainant made a further request for information. In response to this, the council provided a full copy of the email it had partially redacted previously, together with another email.  
The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has now disclosed the withheld information, however it failed to comply with the requirements of Regulation 5(2) in that it did not disclose all of the information within 20 working days of receiving the request. He has also decided that the council did not comply with Regulation 11(4), however given that the complainant has now been provided with the information it is not necessary for him to add any steps in this notice requiring a review to be carried out. 
The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.