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The Tribunal partly allowed an EIR appeal against TfL, ordering disclosure of slides 62–73, but otherwise upheld withholding and dismissed the rest.
The Tribunal dismissed linked EIR appeals about planning-enforcement information from Bracknell Forest Borough Council, upholding refusal under regulations 12(4)(e) and 12(5)(d).
The Tribunal found that pre-application planning advice is a 'proceeding' for the purposes of Regulation 12(5)(d) EIR, that confidentiality is provided by common law, that disclosure would adversely affect the confidentiality of the proceedings, and that the public interest in maintaining the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosure, especially as the information would be released at the planning application stage if pursued.
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The Tribunal found that the exceptions for material in the course of completion and confidentiality of proceedings were not engaged because the documents were complete and no further work was anticipated, and there was no clear provision in national law defining the scope of proceedings for confidentiality. The internal communications exception was engaged only for documents not sent to third parties. The public interest in transparency and scrutiny of government decision-making on major environmental issues far outweighed any residual risk from disclosure.
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The Tribunal found that the pre-application planning advice process was not sufficiently formal to constitute 'proceedings' under regulation 12(5)(d), and that there was no evidence or specificity to show that disclosure would adversely affect any legitimate economic interest under regulation 12(5)(e). Therefore, the exceptions did not apply and the information must be disclosed.
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The Privy Council held that section 20 MACMA proceedings in Jamaica are court proceedings subject to open justice, and that a public hearing could be ordered.
General Medical Council, R (on the application of) v Davies [2007] EWHC 1522 (Admin) (18 May 2007)
The High Court extended a medical registration suspension for 12 months, ordered confidentiality for most documents, and awarded costs to the General Medical Council.
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