Minutes of QE2 school governors' meeting

Summary

The requester asked for minutes from a QE2 school governors' meeting where the uniform policy was agreed, likely around June 2023. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture provided the minutes but redacted personal information under an absolute exemption.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 16 January 2025 and responded to on 5 February 2025.
• The response included an extract of the minutes from a meeting dated 24 June 2024.
• A blazer was introduced for the Year 7 cohort starting secondary school in September 2024.
• Some information was withheld because it constituted personal data of individuals other than the requester.
• The requester has the right to an internal review or to appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 16 January 2025
• 5 February 2025
• 24 June 2024
• September 2024
• Year 7
• 4377405
• June 2023

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(b)(i) & (ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Absolutely exempt personal information)
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Data protection principles)
• Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Conditions for lawful processing)

Original Request

I would like an extract of the minutes of the QE2 school governors' meeting where the uniform policy published on the QE2 School website (https://qe2.sch.im/pages/index/view/id/12/Policies ) was agreed. I note the policy was last reviewed in June 2023 and so the minutes are likely to be from around this time.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Policy, Strategy ang Governance Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Thie Slieau Whallian Foxdale Road St Johns IM4 3AS

Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 4377405 5th February 2025

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 16 January 2025, which states:

"I would like an extract of the minutes of the QE2 school governors' meeting where the uniform policy published on the QE2 School website (https://qe2.sch.im/pages/index/view/id/12/Policies ) was agreed.

I note the policy was last reviewed in June 2023 and so the minutes are likely to be from around this time."

Our response to your request is as follows: Please find enclosed a copy of the requested information.

By way of advice and assistance the blazer referenced in the excerpt dated 24th June 2024 was introduced for children in the Year 7 cohort who began Secondary School in September 2024.

Redacted content
s25(b)(i)&(ii) While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information included within the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Department of Education, Sport and Culture is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Department of Education, Sport and Culture is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Department of Education, Sport and Culture can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions

for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met.
Please quote the reference number 4377405 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.