Warrington Borough Council

The complainant requested a copy of the self evaluation of children’s services submitted by Warrington Borough Council (the Council) to the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). The Council withheld the information requested under section 36 (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 36(2)(b)(ii) and that the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.