Summary: The complainant has requested a copy of compromise agreements entered into with doctors of any grade over the last 10 years. He also requested a list of exploratory issues covered by the compromise agreements (i.e. the reasons why the compromise agreements were entered into). The Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) has provided the complainant with a redacted copy of the one compromise agreement it holds. It has applied section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA) to information which it has redacted from the agreement. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the Trust has correctly applied section 40(2) to the redacted information. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0250 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld