22 May 2017, Central government
The complainant has requested information relating the inclusion of Roman numerals in the national primary curriculum. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Department for Education (the DfE) has correctly applied section 35(1)(a) (formulation of government policy) of the FOIA to part of the withheld information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the withheld information contained in Annex C. 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 35: Partly upheld