12 July 2017, Health (NHS)
The complainant has requested Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (the trust) to disclose the legal distance between, clear water pipes, foul water pipes and graves. The trust responded, advising the complainant that it does not hold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the trust does not hold the requested information and so regulation 12(4)(a) of the EIR applies in this case. However, the Commissioner has found the trust in breach of regulation 5 of the EIR, as it failed to respond to the request within 20 working days. As the trust does not hold the requested information, the Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken.
EIR 12(4)(a): Not upheld EIR 5(2): Upheld