Information Commissioner's Office

Caergeiliog Foundation School

16 July 2015, Education (School)

The complainant requested minutes of a meeting held by the Governing Body of Caergeiliog Foundation School on 3 July 2013, various items of information regarding the funding of the firm of solicitor’s appointed by the Governing Body to deal with a legal matter and for a copy of an email to the Governing Body. The Governing Body provided a redacted copy of the minutes but withheld some of the information by virtue of section 42(1) of the FOIA. It refused to comply with a later request regarding the funding of the solicitor’s on the basis of section 14(1) of the FOIA but confirmed that it did not hold the requested email.  The Commissioner’s decision is that the Governing Body of Caergeiliog Foundation School has complied with its obligations under section 1(1) of the FOIA and correctly relied on section 14(1) in respect of the second request, and section 42(1) in respect of the initial request. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.

FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 14: Not upheld FOI 42: Not upheld