Summary: The complainant has requested information held by the Department of Health (-˜the DoH-™) relating to an Independent Inquiry conducted by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (-˜the trust-™). The DoH applied section 12 of the FOIA and said that it would exceed the appropriate cost limit to comply with the request. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the DoH has correctly applied section 12 of the FOIA in this case. The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 12 - Complaint Not upheld