Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant has requested the number of desks and workstations in every classroom at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (the -�School-�), plus the maximum capacity of each classroom. The School provided the complainant with a copy of its Net Capacity Document which it explained is the nearest approximation to the information requested. The School has since confirmed to the complainant that it also holds information showing that six new English rooms and a new Science laboratory hold 32 workstations. The complainant has also identified information held in a 1992 newspaper article on the School-�s website which specifies the capacity of two other classrooms. However the Commissioner accepts the School-�s argument that this is not relevant as these rooms are no longer used as classrooms. The Commissioner-�s decision is that although the School did not consider the information it held concerning the English classrooms and the Science laboratory to be relevant, it should have provided this information to the complainant. In failing to provide the complainant with this information within 20 working days, the Commissioner considers that the School is in breach of section 1(1)(a), 1(1)(b) and section 10 of the FOIA. However, as this information has now been provided, the Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld