Anthem Schools Trust (formerly CfBT Schools Trust)

The complainant requested from Anthem Schools Trust (the Trust), staff travel and accommodation expenses covering a period of five years. The Trust relied on section 12(1) (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) and section 14 (vexatious requests) of FOIA to refuse the request.

The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust was entitled to rely on section 12(1) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner also finds that in failing to provide advice and assistance at the time it responded to the request, the Trust did not comply with its section 16 obligation. The Trust however subsequently provided advice to the complainant.

The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.