Summary: The complainant has requested information relating to the King James Bible project. The DfE provided the complainant with some information relevant to the scope of the request but refused to provide the remainder under section 35(1)(a) and section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the DfE has correctly applied section 35(1)(a) FOIA in this case. However, the Commissioner finds that section 43(2) was not correctly applied in this case. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the parts of the contract which contain information relating to the number and cost of the bibles which has been withheld under section 43(2) FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 35 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 43 - Complaint Upheld