London Borough of Islington
- Date 20 February 2026
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant has made a request to London Borough of Islington (the council) for a copy of the data it submitted to the Department for Education (DfE) in April 2025 for the annual special educational needs survey (SEN2). The council relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold the information, as it considered that disclosing it would contravene data protection law. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has correctly relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any further steps as a result of this decision notice.