12 July 2016, Central government
The complainant has requested information relating to the GCSE’s results from the summer of 2014. The DfE released the majority of requested information but refused to disclose the information for non-accredited IGCSE’s, citing section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DfE was incorrect to rely on section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA, as it does not in fact hold the outstanding information. As the DfE does not hold the outstanding information, the Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken in this case.
FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 36: Upheld