Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations

The complainant has requested statistical information from OCR in relation to the malpractice cases reported to it over a five year period. OCR refused to disclose this information citing sections 12, 21 and 43 of the FOIA. In relation to section 12 of the FOIA, the Commissioner has decided that OCR applied this exemption appropriately to the fifth element of the complainant’s request. However, in relation to elements one to four, the Commissioner has decided that OCR was incorrect to rely on sections 21 and 43 of the FOIA. She therefore requires OCR to disclose elements one to four of the request to the complainant.