5 May 2016, Central government
The complainant requested information from the Department for Education (“DfE”) concerning applications under wave 10 of the Free School programme. The DfE withheld the information under section 22. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DfE has incorrectly withheld the information under section 22.The Commissioner does not require the DfE to take any further steps to ensure compliance with the legislation as it has published the withheld information.
FOI 22: Upheld