Department for Education

The complainant has requested information about state funded Alternative Provision from the Department for Education (DfE). DfE has withheld the information under section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) and considers that the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: DfE is entitled to withhold the requested information under section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA and the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require DfE to take any remedial steps.