Hill v Information Commissioner & Anor [2025] UKFTT 98 (GRC) (04 February 2025)
Records held by external solicitors are not held by SCC for FOIA/EIR purposes; SCC destroyed its own records; FOIA s12 cost exemption applies if information were held; appeal dismissed.
- Citation
- [2025] UKFTT 98 (GRC)
- Parties
- Appellant: Robert Angus Hill; Respondent: Information Commissioner; Respondent: Sheffield City Council
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 04 February 2025
- Procedural Posture
- FOIA Appeal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Compulsory Purchase Order, Information Held by Solicitors, Cost Exemption Under FOIA, Environmental Information Regulations
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Parties
Robert Angus Hill
Appellant
Information Commissioner
Respondent
Sheffield City Council
Respondent
Procedural Posture
FOIA Appeal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether SCC holds the requested information for FOIA/EIR purposes
- 2 Whether information held by external solicitors is 'held' by SCC
- 3 Correct information access regime: FOIA or EIR
Ratio Decidendi
Records held by external solicitors are not held by SCC for FOIA/EIR purposes; SCC destroyed its own records; FOIA s12 cost exemption applies if information were held; appeal dismissed.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
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