Department for Education (Central government) [2020] UKICO IC-44037 (8 December 2020)


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Cite as: [2020] UKICO IC-44037

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Department for Education

The complainant has requested a copy of the ‘Academy Concern Reports’ archive from 1 January 2019.  The Department for Education (‘DfE’/’the department’) has withheld the information under FOIA sections 30(1) (investigations and proceedings) and 31(1)(g)(law enforcement), sections 36(2)(b)(i), 36(2)(b)(ii) and 36(2)(c) (effective conduct of public affairs), section 40 (personal data), section 41 (information provided in confidence) and section 42 (legal professional privilege).  Where an exemption is a qualified exemption DfE considers the public interest test favours maintaining that exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information that DfE is withholding is exempt information under section 30(1)(a), section 31(1)(g), section 36(2)(b)(i), section 36(2)(b)(ii) and section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA.  The public interest favours maintaining these exemptions. The Commissioner does not require DfE to take any remedial steps.

FOI 31: Complaint not upheld FOI 30: Complaint not upheld FOI 36: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: IC-44037

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