The complainant requested the names of the lay representatives who had attended a patient engagement event in relation to the review of pathology services in the Bristol area along with the names of the organisations that they were representing. NHS Bristol withheld the requested information on the basis of section 40 of FOIA, the personal data exemption. The Commissioner is satisfied that in the particular circumstances of this case NHS Bristol is entitled to rely on section 40 to withhold the information requested by the complainant.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld
References: [2012] UKICO FS50456735
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Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Last Update: 23 September 2020; Ref: scu.530052 br>