University of Cambridge

The complainant has requested contract values and related information about its 11-plus testing from the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (“CEM”) of the University of Cambridge (the “university”). The university withheld the requested information under section 43(2) of the FOIA as it considered release to be commercially prejudicial. The Commissioner’s decision is that the university has appropriately cited section 43(2) to withhold this information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.

NB It has been drawn to the Commissioner’s attention by the public authority that the concluding section of this Decision Notice ‘Other matters’ is inaccurate. It transpires that the internal review was conducted by a separate person to the original refusal notice and that the Commissioner was in error regarding this matter.