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

The complainant has requested evidence from a school inspection. The above public authority relied on section 33 (audit functions) and section 40(2) of FOIA (personal data) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has correctly relied on section 33 of FOIA and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. He is also satisfied that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 40(2) of FOIA in the manner that it has. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.