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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Warrington Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FER0390936 (06 December 2011) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2011/FER0390936.html Cite as: [2011] UKICO FER0390936, [2011] UKICO FER390936

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Summary: The complainant requested information from Warrington Borough Council-�s (the council-�s) environmental records about a property in Warrington. The Commissioner-�s decision is that the council has breached regulation 5(1) as it failed to make information available on request and regulation 5(2) as it failed to make it available within the statutory time for compliance. Additionally, the council breached regulation 8(3) by attempting to impose a charge that the Commissioner does not consider to be a -�reasonable amount-� for the provision of environmental information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: provide the complainant with a copy of the requested information that is not available free on inspection, namely the CON29 highways information - 2(a)-(d), 3.2, 3.4(a)-(f), 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7(e). This information should be provided at Markinson rates. The Commissioner requires the council to make the remaining requested information available for the complainant to inspect free of charge. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2012/0008 withdrawn.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 8 - Complaint Upheld