Department for Education
- Date 24 July 2017
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 36: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to financial and governance issues at Wakefield City Academies Trust. The Department for Education (DfE) refused the request under sections 36 – prejudice to the conduct of public affairs, 40(2) - third party personal information and 43 – commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Department for Education is entitled to rely on section 36 to withhold the information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further action in this matter.