University of Greenwich

The complainant has requested information from the University of Greenwich (“the University”) in relation to disciplinary hearings. The University has refused to provide the requested information, citing section 12(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University was not entitled to reply on section 12(1) when refusing this request. The Commissioner also finds that the University did meet its section 16 obligations to provide advice and assistance to refine the request. The Commissioner requires the University to provide a fresh response to the request, that does not rely on section 12 of FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.