University of London

The complainant has requested the marks achieved by students on Masters of Law (LLM) modules for 2017-2021. The University of London (‘the University’) disclosed the award classifications for each year but withheld the remainder of the information that fell within the scope of the request, citing section 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 43(2) does not apply to all of the information that the University is withholding. The Commissioner therefore requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: to disclose the information requested in part 3 of the request. Furthermore, in failing to disclose all non-exempt information within twenty working days, the University has breached section 10 (time for compliance with request) of FOIA.