Wood Memorial School

The complainant requested copies of all school newsletters held. Wood Memorial School (‘the School’) agreed to provide copies of the information requested, on payment of a fee, subject to pupil names being redacted under section 40(2). The complainant did not pay the fee requested but expressed dissatisfaction at the School’s application of section 40(2) to pupil names. During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the School indicated that it considered some other information within the newsletters to be exempt under section 40(2). The Commissioner’s decision is that the School has correctly applied section 40(2) to the proposed redactions in the newsletters. He does not require any steps to be taken.