Department for Business Innovation and Skills
- Date 20 December 2010
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld
The complainant requested explanatory memoranda provided to legislators for debates on The Education (Student Loans) Regulations between 1990 and 1998.The public authority maintained that section 12(1) was applicable and provided the Commissioner with a detailed explanation of its reliance on this section. After a lengthy investigation the Commissioner’s decision is that section 12 was engaged and therefore the public authority were relieved of their obligation to comply with section 1(1) of the Act.