Summary: The complainant has requested information regarding Monitor-™s decision to amend the published minutes of a Board meeting which related to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. Monitor refused the request under section 36 (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) and also applied section 40(2) (personal data) to some information. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the withheld information is exempt under section 36, but the majority should be disclosed in the public interest. The name of a member of staff is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose to the complainant the information that it has withheld under section 36, except for the information identified at paragraph 41 of this notice and the name of a member of staff which is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 36 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld