Education Authority
- Date 9 October 2025
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 40(2): Not upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant requested a copy of a health and safety report produced for the Education Authority (EA) in December 2019 on the outdoor pitch at Lisneal College in Derry, Northern Ireland. The EA disclosed emails summarising the inspection findings, with redactions of third party personal data applied under section 40(2) of FOIA, and redactions of information which it determined was out of scope. The Commissioner’s decision is that the EA has correctly relied on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold the redacted information. The Commissioner finds that EA breached section 17(1) as it did not confirm the specific exemption it was relying on within the statutory timeframe. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.