Environmental Information Regulations

How your request for environmental information is processed

The council will usually respond to a request within 20 working days of receipt, however this time period can be extended to 40 working days if the request is complex/ voluminous. If your request is unclear or too general, we'll contact you for more specific information.

When making a request for information, you may state a preference as to the form/format in which you'd like the information to be provided (eg hardcopy or electronic).

The council may charge a reasonable fee for disclosing information, but there won't be a fee if you inspect the information in situ.

To prevent the disclosure of information for which there would be adverse consequences, the EIRs contain a number of exceptions which allow public authorities to withhold information. If the council refuses to disclose all/part of the information requested, it must state in writing what exception the information falls under and justify why the exception should be applied.

Page last updated: 10 May 2023

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