118 annual report 2011 request sufficiently according to the Environmental Information Act, and he was therefore entitled to access to the information unless concrete provisions on exemption could be applied. However, the Ombudsman stated that the authorities might consider whether there were reasonable grounds for giving the man the information in another form or another format than that which he had requested. The Ombudsman encouraged the authorities to enter into a dialogue with the man regarding this possibility. (Case No. 2009-3686-301) m. M inistry for gender equality and ecclesiastical affairs The following case concluded in 2011 was selected for publication in the Annual Report: 6-1. Decision by the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs on loss of eligibility made on insufficient grounds A former member of a parochial church council complained to the Ombudsman regarding his loss of eligibility for election to the council. The loss of eligibility happened as a result of an act of violence. The Ombudsman did not find it a cause for comment that in the Bishop’s decision the Bishop had given weight to the fact that the act of violence was perpetrated on another council member during a discussion of a subject which was partly related to council work and partly about the basic democratic rules pertaining to parochial church council elections. Neither did it give the Ombudsman cause for comment that in its decision the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs had given weight to the view that the act of violence and the circumstances under which the act took place were incompatible with the responsibility of performing the tasks of a parochial church council member. Neither did the authorities’ statements about practice in this area and its application give the Ombudsman cause for comment on the available basis. However, the Ombudsman found that the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs had made its final decision about the parochial church council member’s eligi-

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