FS50715905

The complainant requested information about a particular incident that occurred in Area 9 on the M40, which Highways England’s contractor, Kier Highways, attended. The Commissioner’s decision is that Highways England has correctly applied section 14(1) of the FOIA. However, Highways England breached section 10(1) by providing its refusal notice outside of the time for compliance.…

FS50716716

The complainant requested information about severance agreements. The Commissioner’s decision is that Birmingham City Council failed to issue its response within 20 working days and therefore breached Section 10 of the FOIA. As the information has now been provided, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps. Powered by WPeMatico

FER0737846

The complainant has requested information from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (the Royal Borough). The Royal Borough has failed to respond to the request; therefore the Commissioner’s decision is that the Royal Borough has failed to comply with section 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the Royal Borough to Issue a substantive…

FER0744836

The complainant requested from Essex County Council (the Council) information relating to highways work carried out at Brook Street, Colchester during 2016.The Commissioner’s decision is that the exception at regulation 12(4)(e) (internal communications) is engaged in this case. However, the balance of the public interest favours disclosure of the information. The Commissioner requires the Council…

FS50725867

The complainant has requested information relating to the decision not to extend a petroleum exploration licence granted to Xcite Energy Resources for Bentley Field and to subsequently grant a 4 year licence extension for the same field to Whalsay Energy Limited a company owned by the holders of the bonds in Xcite Energy Resources. The…

FS50777656

The complainant submitted a request to the Cabinet Office for a report generated as a result of a lessons learned exercise into the ‘Exemplar Programme’, a project concerning the transformation of digital services. The Cabinet Office located a PowerPoint presentation as falling within the scope of this request and initially withheld it on the basis…

FER0731676

The complainant requested information from South Northamptonshire Council (the Council) relating to planning application for a wind turbine and the court proceedings which resulted from that application. The Council provided some information within the scope of the request but refused to provide the remainder citing regulations 12(4)(e) (internal communications) and 12(5)(b) (the course of justice)…

FS50708163

The complainant has requested information on a review into the funding of Islamist extremism in the UK. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Cabinet Office has appropriately relied on section 23 FOIA (Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters) to withhold the requested information. She however finds the public authority in…

FS50718801

The complainant has requested information relating to the so-called “Chennai Six”. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (“FCO”) refused to provide it citing provisions of section 27 (prejudice to international relations) and section 40 (unfair disclosure of personal data) as its basis for doing to. It upheld this at internal review. The Commissioner’s decision is that…