Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

In the three parts of the request that are the focus of this decision, the complainant asked the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (‘Ofsted’) some questions relating to a particular inspection. They asked Ofsted whether it had considered some evidence the complainant said they had provided to Ofsted, in relation to safeguarding concerns and the alteration of reports; whether Ofsted had investigated the complainant’s concerns; and whether Ofsted had required any action to be taken in view of the complainant’s evidence. The Commissioner’s decision is that Ofsted is entitled to neither confirm nor deny (‘NCND’) holding any information, under section 40(5A) of FOIA (personal information); that Ofsted responded to the request within the statutory time for compliance; and the Commissioner has not found a breach of section 16 (advice and assistance). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken following this decision notice.