St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

The complainant has requested information about the appointment of a new headteacher. St Dunstan’s Catholic Primary School (‘the School’) addressed the complainant’s questions and disclosed relevant information. The School redacted some information from the material it disclosed, advising this was personal data.The Commissioner’s decision is first that, on the balance of probabilities, the School holds no further relevant information. He’s also decided that the School correctly withheld some of the requested information under section 40(2) of FOIA, which concerns personal data. However, the School’s refusal notice didn’t fully comply with the requirements of section 17(1). It’s not necessary for the School to take any corrective steps.