On behalf of the NASUWT, the complainant has requested an Equality Impact Assessment associated with the Department for Education’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, specifically the re-opening of schools in 2020. The Department for Education (DfE) withheld the relevant information it holds under section 35(1)(a) of the FOIA (formulation or development of government policy) and advised it considered the public interest favoured maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: At the time of the request, DfE was entitled to withhold the requested information under section 35(1)(a) of the FOIA and the public interest favoured maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner does not require DfE to take any remedial steps.
FOI 35: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO ic-55755
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.669288
