Department for Education
- Date 12 April 2011
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35: Not upheld
The complainant requested copies of communications between the Catholic Education Service and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education) on the subject of sex education and Personal, Social and Health Education in schools. The request focused on information from 2009. The public authority withheld this information under section 35(1)(a). After investigating the case the Commissioner decided that that section 35(1)(a) applied to the information and the public interest test favoured withholding the information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.