6 April 2017, Education (Other)
The complainant requested information relating to a disciplinary investigation of a former staff member. DAT provided the complainant with some of the requested information but refused to disclose the remainder, citing the exemption under section 40(2) of the FOIA as its basis for doing so. DAT also cited the exemptions under section 31 and 43(2) of the FOIA in its reasons for refusing some of the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that DAT correctly withheld information by virtue of section 40(2) of the FOIA and therefore did not go on to consider the application of sections 31 and 43(2). The Commissioner does not require DAT to take any steps.
FOI 40: Not upheld