Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: Department for Education (Central government) [2024] UKICO 320955 (27 November 2024)
The complainant has requested information about teacher misconduct hearings. The above public authority relied on section 12 of FOIA (costs) to refuse the request. The Commissioner's decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 12 of FOIA to refuse the request. The public authority also complied with its obligations under sections 10, 16 and 17 of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.