Department for Education

The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Department for Education (DfE) doesn’t hold the information the complainant has requested about the money made from the interest rate margin between the government cost of borrowing and the interest rate charged on student loans. However, because DfE didn’t confirm that it doesn’t hold the information within 20 working days of the request, it didn’t comply with section 1(1)(a) and 10(1) of FOIA. It’s not necessary for DfE to take any corrective steps.