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Department for Education
12 June 2014, Central government
The complainant has requested the DfE to release information relating to its plans to introduce Maths Free Schools. The DfE released some information but refused to disclose other information under section 36 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DfE correctly applied section 36 of the FOIA to the remaining withheld information. However, the Commissioner has decided that the public interest in favour of maintaining this exemption is outweighed by the public interest in favour of disclosure in this case. The Commissioner requires the DfE to release all remaining withheld information to the complainant, as detailed in paragraph 11 of this notice.
FOI 36: Upheld