Coombs v Information Commissioner and The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (Number 2): [2024] UKUT 195 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge on 2024.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 17 July 2024

• Categories: Information rights
• Sub-categories: Information rights - Freedom of information - absolute exemptions
• Judges: Citron, Z
• Decision date: 9 July 2024

Read the full decision in UA-2024-000065-GIA.

Judicial Summary

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - section 41 - exemption for information provided in confidence - information requested about 11+ exam where errors made and solution found - First-tier Tribunal (by majority in split decision) found that exemption applied - appeal permitted by FTT on grounds on inadequacy of reasons in majority judgement - Held: reasons were adequate and the evaluative judgements of the FTT disclosed no error law - appeal dismissed

Published 17 July 2024