Information Commissioner's Office

North Norfolk Academy Trust

22 March 2017, Education (Other)

The complainant has requested information from North Norfolk Academy Trust (“NNAT”) regarding meetings of NNAT in 2014, 2015 and 2016.  The Commissioner’s decision is that NNAT has correctly applied sections 36 and 43(2) of the FOIA to the withheld information and has correctly applied section 40(2) to some of the withheld information.  The Commissioner has also decided that section 21, which was initially applied, was not engaged and that section 22 is also not engaged.  The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: To disclose the withheld information in respect of which the Commissioner has decided that section 40(2) is not engaged.  The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 21: Upheld FOI 22: Upheld