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Information Commissioner's Office

You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> General Medical Council (Health) [2020] UKICO IC-47549-W6H0 (26 October 2020)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2020/ic-47549-w6h0.html
Cite as: [2020] UKICO IC-47549-W6H, [2020] UKICO IC-47549-W6H0

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General Medical Council

The complainant has requested registration information about a named doctor. The General Medical Council (GMC) has withheld the information under section 40(2) of the FOIA as it considers it to be the personal data of third persons. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The GMC is entitled to withhold the information the complainant has requested under section 40(2) of the FOIA as it is the personal data of a third person and disclosing it would be unlawful. The Commissioner does not require the GMC to take any remedial steps.

FOI 40: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: IC-47549-W6H0