Hampshire County Council

The complainant requested the list of schools nominated by the council for the government’s Gaining Ground scheme. The council refused disclosure of the information under s36(2)(b)(ii) and s36(2)(c) of the Act. The Commissioner decided that the public interest in maintaining the exemptions at s36(2)(b)(ii) and s36(2)(c) did not outweigh the public interest in disclosure. He ordered that the information be disclosed. The Commissioner found the council to have breached s17(1)(b) and s17(1)(c) of the Act.