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Cite as: [2022] UKICO 183168
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Department for Education
The complainant made a request for the Teaching Regulation Agency (“TRA”) complaints policy. The TRA is an executive agency of the Department for Education (“DfE”). For the purposes of this notice the DfE will be referenced as the Public Authority. The DfE explained that as the TRA is an executive agency of the DfE it follows the same complaints procedure as the DfE. It said that as this information was already publicly accessible it was exempt from disclosure under FOIA due to the exemption at section 21 (information reasonably accessible to the applicant). It did however provide a link to where the complaints policy could be accessed. The Commissioner considers that the DfE correctly applied section 21 FOIA in this case. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.FOI 21: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 183168