Information Commissioner's Office

The complainant has requested correspondence and related records submitted by the DfE in response to a complaint they made. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) disclosed some information but withheld the remainder citing section 44 of the FOIA as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO is entitled to rely on section 44 of the FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the ICO to take any steps.