1 December 2015, Education (University)
The complainant has requested information relating to the appointment of the new Chancellor at Queen’s University Belfast (“the University”). The University disclosed some information in response to the complainant’s request, however it refused to disclose the remainder (“the withheld information.”) The University applied sections 40(2) and 41(1)(a) of FOIA as a basis for non-disclosure. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University has correctly applied section 41(1)(a) of FOIA and that it is applicable to the entirety of the withheld information. The Commissioner therefore requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 41: Not upheld