20 February 2017, Health (NHS)
The complainant has requested the numbers of particular medical products purchased by individual NHS trusts in the financial year 2015 – 2016. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) provided some higher level information but refused to provide the details requested under section 43(2) – commercial prejudice. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHSBSA is entitled to rely on section 43(2) to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further action in this matter.
FOI 43: Not upheld