14 August 2017, Education (University)
The complainant made a request to the University of East Anglia (the University) for marketing data. The University refused the request under sections 43(2) (commercial interests) and 44(1)(a) (prohibitions on disclosure). The Commissioner’s decision is that section 44 did not apply but section 43(2) was correctly applied and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 43: Not upheld