Nottingham Trent University
- Date 19 January 2022
- Sector Education
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 17: Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information associated with a specific student research project. Nottingham Trust University (‘NTU’) has disclosed some information and has withheld the research proposal under section 40(2) of the FOIA as it considers it to be the student’s personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: NTU is entitled to rely on section 40(2) of the FOIA to withhold the research proposal. NTU breached section 10(1) and section 17(1) with regards to the timeliness of its response to the request. The Commissioner does not require NTU to take any remedial steps.