ICO The complainant has requested information relating to the performance assessment of a doctor carried out by the General Medical Council (GMC). During that assessment the complainant provided a statement which the doctor then commented on. It is the doctor’s comments on her statement that the complainant has requested. The GMC refused to provide the information under section 40(2) on the basis the comments constituted the personal data of the doctor and the disclosure would breach the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Commissioner’s decision is that section 40(2) is engaged and that the GMC was entitled to refuse the request. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further action in this matter.
FOI 40: Not upheld
[2015] UKICO FS50558655
Bailii
England and Wales
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Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: scu.555196
