Ivan Murray-Smith v The Information Commissioner

Ivan Murray-Smith v The Information Commissioner

The Tribunal found that the Council held the original Schedule 1 and any amending Orders but had complied with its obligations under EIR regulation 6 by providing the information in a publicly available, searchable online map format. It was reasonable to provide the information in this format rather than as a...

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Parties
Appellant: Ivan Murray-Smith; Respondent: The Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 October 2024
Procedural Posture
Information Rights Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Environmental Information Regulations, Public Authority Disclosure Obligations, Format of Information Disclosure
Information Law Environmental Law Freedom of Information Environmental Information Regulations Public Authority Disclosure Obligations Format of Information Disclosure

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Parties

Ivan Murray-Smith

Appellant

The Information Commissioner

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Rights Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Council held the requested information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)
  2. 2 Whether the Council was obliged to provide the information in the particular format requested by the appellant

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the Council held the original Schedule 1 and any amending Orders but had complied with its obligations under EIR regulation 6 by providing the information in a publicly available, searchable online map format. It was reasonable to provide the information in this format rather than as a searchable/selectable PDF, and the appellant did not provide sufficient evidence of errors in the online version to require disclosure in the requested format.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed