Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: The complainant has requested information from the Lancashire North Clinical Commissioning Group (-�LNCCG-�). He referred to a letter from the Chief Executive of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (-�UHMB-�) to the Chief Executive of the North Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust (-�NLTPCT-�) which looks forward to a future board to board meeting between the two Trusts and he requested the minutes of that meeting. He also requested any documents concerning the outcome of an NLTPCT Board discussion which was referred to in the letter. LNCCG has provided minutes of meetings which were held subsequent to the letter and has redacted information from these which is not relevant to the request. The Commissioner is satisfied that LNCCG has provided all the information that it holds on this matter and that the redacted information does not fall under the scope of the request. However in failing to provide the information it does hold within 20 working days, LNCCG is in breach of section 10(1) of the FOIA. No further steps are required.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld