26 May 2015, Health (NHS)
The complainant has requested information on a trainee doctor at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (“the Trust”). The Trust has failed to respond to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has failed to comply with section 1 and section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to respond to the complainant’s request: firstly, confirm or deny if the requested information is held. If the information is held the Trust must either disclose the requested information or issue a refusal notice in compliance with section 17 of the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld