The complainant requested copies of two audits from Surrey County Council relating to a particular school. The council refused to provide the information on the basis that it was exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council correctly relied on section 40(2), with the exception of a small part of the information that the Commissioner considered should have been disclosed. In relation to that information, the Commissioner finds the council in breach of section 1(1)(b) and 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose some of the information from the second audit report dated January 2011.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Partly Upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50432360
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 07 September 2022; Ref: scu.529775