Coombs v Information Commissioner and University of Durham: [2019] UKUT 119 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 4 April 2019.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 4 July 2019

• Categories: Information rights, Tribunal procedure and practice
• Sub-categories: Information rights - Freedom of information - qualified exemptions, Information rights - Information rights: practice and procedure, Tribunal procedure and practice - statements of reasons
• Judges: Wikeley, N
• Decision date: 4 April 2019

Read the full decision in GIA/2539/2018.

Judicial Summary

Information rights - FOIA request for numerical 11+ data - qualified exemptions (commercial interests) - first First-tier Tribunal hearing adjourned with direction for further hearing but case then decided on papers - whether First-tier Tribunal’s reasons on exemption and public interest balancing test adequate - whether appeal to be remitted to same or a different First-tier Tribunal panel.

Published 4 July 2019