University of East London

The complainant requested from the University of East London (“the University”) information about placement providers and how these placements were operating. The University disclosed some information, but it refused to confirm or deny whether it held information about the delivery of placements, citing section 12(2) (Cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University was entitled to apply section 12(2) of FOIA and he finds no breach of section 16. The Commissioner does not require the University to take any further steps.