23 March 2017, Education (Other)
The complainant has requested information from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) about a publication. PHSO says it does not hold the specific information that has been requested. The Commissioner’s decision is that PHSO does not hold the requested information and has complied with its obligations under section 1(1). The Commissioner finds that PHSO breached section 10(1) of the FOIA because it did not comply with section 1(1) within 20 working days. Finally, she has found there has been no beach of section 16(1) (advice and assistance). The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 10: Upheld FOI 16: Not upheld