Downsview Community Primary School

The complainant has requested minutes and reports from Governor’s meetings. Downsview Community Primary School (“the School”) disclosed some information but withheld information from the minutes and reports on the basis of section 36(2)(b)(ii) and section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the School has correctly applied section 40(2) to withhold personal data from the minutes and reports. However, the Commissioner finds that whilst the section 36(2)(b)(ii) exemption has been correctly applied the balance of the public interest favours disclosure. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose all information identified by the School as exempt under section 36(2)(b)(ii).