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Oxfordshire County Council v The Information Commissioner

United Kingdom First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) 13 April 2026 [2026] UKFTT 527 (GRC)
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Neutral citation number: [2026] UKFTT 00527 (GRC)

Case Reference: FT/EA/2025/0343

First-tier Tribunal

(General Regulatory Chamber)

Information Rights

Heard by Cloud Video Platform

Heard on: 1 April 2026

Decision given on: 13 April 2026

Before

JUDGE HARRIS

MEMBER GRIMLEY EVANS

MEMBER SCOTT

Between

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Appellant

and

THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

Respondent

Representation:

For the Appellant: Harry Gillow

For the Respondent: Richard Hanstock

Decision: The appeal is Allowed

Upon the parties attending the hearing and having agreed that the appeal should be allowed.

And upon it appearing to the Tribunal that that the making of a consent order disposing of the proceedings in the terms agreed is the appropriate course and the Tribunal approving the consent order pursuant to Rule 37(1).

BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED THAT

1.

The Commissioner’s Decision Notice dated 19 August 2025, reference: IC-389759-T1Y9 is substituted in the following terms:

a.

Oxfordshire County Council is entitled to rely upon regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR so as to refuse to provide the information requested on 28 April 2024 set out in the Schedule to this Order; and

b.

the Commissioner does not require Oxfordshire County Council to take any further steps in response to the request.

2.

Pursuant to rule 14(6) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009, the Schedule to the consent order is to be kept confidential, disclosed only to the Appellant and Respondent and not disclosed to any member of the public.

3.

There be no order as to costs.

4.

This order brings the proceedings to a close