Summary: The complainant requested the amount of post-dismissal compensation settlements agreed by the University of Cambridge between December 2008 and the date of the request. He asked for this information to be broken down into bands. He also asked for, where it was possible to do so without revealing personal data in a way which would be unfair, the categories of dismissed staff (academic, academic-related, etc.) with whom the settlements were made. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the University of Cambridge correctly applied section 40(2) of the FOIA to this request. The Information Commissioner does not require the University of Cambridge to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld