The Governing Body of Christ’s College Finchley

The complainant has requested all information relating to all of the teaching staff at Christ’s College Finchley (the School) between the years 1984 and 1990. The School withheld this information on the basis of section 40(2) (third party personal data) of the FOIA as it considered the information to be personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the School has correctly withheld this information under section 40(2). However, she has recorded a breach of section 16 of the FOIA, as the School failed to provide the complainant with advice and assistance to understand what information the complainant was seeking. The Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.