Summary: The complainant has made a freedom of information request to the Department for Education (DfE) for information relating to the application of a named headteacher to become a National Leader of Education. The DfE refused the request by relying on the section 40(2) (personal information) exemption. The Commissioner-™s decision is that section 40(2) was correctly applied and the DfE dealt with the complainant-™s request in accordance with FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld