Michael Gove has written to the Information Commissioner in an open letter complaining about the information which is to be published about free schools.

It was ruled that the Department for Education should publish the details of those who want to set up free schools.

Rather than appealing the decision Gove has decided to politicise the issue by writing to the Information Commissioner.

Michael Gove letter on free schools FOI.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.