The complainant has requested information relating to an incident that Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (‘the Trust’) supposedly attended. The Trust would neither confirm nor deny that it held the requested information, citing section 40(5B)(a)(i) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(5B)(a)(i) is not engaged. The Commissioner requires the Trust to take the following steps: issue a fresh response, which must confirm or deny whether the information is held, and either disclose the requested information or issue a valid refusal notice compliant with section 17 of the FOIA.
FOI 40(5B)(a)(i): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-119007
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.674839