Information Commissioner's Office

Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust

2 April 2008, Health (NHS)

The complainant requested information surrounding the disposal of Sully Hospital. The public authority disclosed some of the information and refused some by relying on sections 12(1) and 43(2) of the Act and advised the complainant that it did not hold the remainder. The Commissioner found that the public authority did not initially respond to every aspect of the request, however following the Commissioner’s investigation further information has been released to the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority did breach sections 1(1), 10(1), 17(1) and 17(5) of the Act; however has cited sections 12(1) and 43(2) appropriately in relation to certain information requested by the complainant. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2008/0042 has been dismissed.

FOI 10: Upheld