Office for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills (OFSTED)

The complainant has requested information relating to an Ofsted inspection of Great Dunmow Primary School (the School). Ofsted relied on section 40(2) of FOIA (third party personal information) to apply redactions to the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has correctly relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold the redacted information. However, he considers that Ofsted’s handling of the request breached section 17(3) of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.