9 March 2017, Health (NHS)
The complainant has requested information relating to a complaint he made. NHS England provided the complainant with some information which fell within the scope of the request which amounted to his own personal data. This was provided under the Data Protection Act 1998. It refused to disclose the requested information under FOIA as it applied section 31(1)(g) and 36(2)(c) to all of the withheld information and section 41, 40(1) and 40(2) to parts of the withheld information. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England correctly applied section 36(2)(c) FOIA to the withheld information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 36: Not upheld