Information Commissioner's Office

University of Warwick

4 April 2017, Education (University)

The complainant has requested from the University of Warwick actual and projected figures spanning various years for its student numbers, on-campus accommodation and students living in Leamington Spa. The University of Warwick has disclosed some of the requested information but withheld most of the projected figures under Section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that University of Warwick has not successfully applied Section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the requested information which comprises of one global number for projected on-campus figures for the combined academic years of 2018/19 and 2019/20 and the twelve separate numbers for the projected student figures for 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.

FOI 43: Not upheld