EIR meaning

Abbot v The Information Commissioner [2024] UKFTT 478 (GRC) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling mirrors the approach in other recent decisions on the operation of the exception to disclosure under EIR 2004, SI 2004/3391, reg 12(5)(b), again stressing the considerable weight that legal professional privilege carries within our justice system. It therefore highlights the obstacles applicants will encounter when attempting to access documents protected by legal professional privilege, and that only ‘special or unusual’ circumstances are likely to be sufficient for the public interest in disclosure to prevail over the interest in preserving legal professional privilege. That said, legal professional privilege was not the Tribunal’s only concern when concluding that EIR 2004, SI 2004/3391, reg 12(5)(b) applied. The Tribunal indicated that the exception would have been engaged even without legal professional privilege, particularly because releasing the material would not have added anything of substance to what is already in the public domain. As such, the analysis turned on whether disclosure would materially add...

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Grasping what counts as environmental information is central to environmental regulation, as it dictates whether an information request is handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI 2000) or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, SI 2004/3391 (EIR 2004). Where the material sought fits the definition of environmental information, the request must be dealt with under the EIR 2004. This Practice Note explores the statutory meaning of environmental information and draws on published guidance and case law to illustrate when material has been deemed environmental, including disputed categories such as: financial viability assessments road tolling information information regarding a public authority's decision to dispose of land The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a Guide to the EIR for staff in public authorities or those with day-to-day responsibility for environmental information. Regulatory definition of environmental information Environmental information is defined in regulation 2(1)(a)-(f) of the EIR 2004 as having the same meaning as in the Access to Environmental Information Directive 2003/4/EC....

This Practice Note reviews the provisions for declining vexatious or repeated requests under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000). Vexatious or repeated requests―scope of the exemption Section 14 sits within FIA 2000, Pt I, which prescribes in detail how requests made under the statute should be managed. Although it is not included among the right to know exemptions listed in FIA 2000, Pt II, in practice it operates to the same effect, as it allows a public authority to refuse a request for information in specified circumstances. section 14(1) effectively releases public authorities from the duty set out in FIA 2000, s 1(1), namely to confirm whether information is held and, if it is, to disclose it to the requester. This applies where the request is vexatious. FIA 2000 does not further define ‘vexatious’ section 14(2) provides the mechanism for public authorities to reject requests that are repeated. Specifically, it applies where the authority has already supplied the information,...

Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (GB Energy Labelling Regulation) Entry into force: 1 August 2017 Subject: Energy labelling; energy efficiency of products In GB, compulsory energy labelling is set by: Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (the GB Energy Labelling Regulation) Energy Information Regulations 2011 (EIR 2011) Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021, SI 2021/745 In-scope products must meet the information and labelling duties contained in these measures. The EU Energy Labelling Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1369) still applies in Northern Ireland post-Brexit. For more on Northern Ireland, see Practice Note: What does the Northern Ireland Protocol (Windsor Framework) mean for the application of environmental law? DESNZ and the Office for Product Safety and Standards have issued guidance for suppliers and dealers outlining the differing requirements in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ...

Definitions 1 In this Agreement, unless context requires otherwise, the terms and phrases below carry the meanings given: 1.1 ‘Code of Practice’ refers to the Code of Practice concerning the discharge of duties by public authorities under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391), issued pursuant to Regulation 16 of those Regulations, February 2005; 1.2 ‘DPA 2018’ means the Data Protection Act 2018 (2018/c.12) (as amended); 1.3 ‘EIR 2004’ means Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (as amended); 1.4 ‘FIA 2000’ means the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (2000/c. ...