Court of Governors of the University of the Arts London

The complainant has requested a copy of the information that the University provided in response to another request under the FOIA from a journalist regarding the delivery of the MA Dramatic Writing course. The University withheld some of the requested information, citing the exemption under section 40(2) (third party personal data) of the FOIA as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University correctly applied section 40(2) of the FOIA, and that the University is not required to take any steps.