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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2021/ic-48157.html
Cite as: [2021] UKICO IC-48157

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Department for Education

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an executive agency of the government that is sponsored by the Department for Education (DfE). ESFA corresponded with the complainant but, in the circumstances, the Commissioner is satisfied that the complainant’s correspondence was, in effect, with DfE. The complainant requested correspondence DfE holds about a decision to place a student in a particular school. DfE withheld all of the information under FOIA sections 36(2)(b)(i), 36(2)(b)(ii) and 36(2)(c) of the FOIA (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs), section 40(2) (personal data) and section 41(1) (information provided in confidence). The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: Part of the information that DfE is withholding is exempt from disclosure under section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA and the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The remaining information is information provided in confidence and therefore exempt from disclosure under section 41(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require DfE to take any remedial steps.

FOI 36: Complaint not upheld FOI 41: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: IC-48157