Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v Information Comr

Subject Matter

ENVIRONMENT — Information — Public access to environmental information — Ambit of “environmental information” — Approach to identifying relevant “measure” — Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391), reg 2(1)(c)

[2017] EWCA Civ 844; [2017] PTSR 1644; [2017] WLR (D) 439, CA

ENVIRONMENT — Information — Public access to environmental information — Request for information concerning review of particular component of Government’s smart meter programme — Whether “environmental information” — Whether information “on … measure … affecting or likely to affect” environment — Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391), reg 2(1)(c) — Parliament and Council Directive 2003/4/EC, art 2(1)

[2017] EWCA Civ 844; [2017] PTSR 1644; [2017] WLR (D) 439, CA

Commentary

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