The complainant made two requests for information concerning a medical examination on his late son on 13 August 1999, including the doctor’s name who conducted it. The public authority responded that it held no recorded information. The Commissioner determined that it was incorrect in this determination and therefore breached sections 1(1)(a) and (1)(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to the first request. It also breached sections 10(1) and 17(1) in relation to both of the requests. He also found a procedural breach of section 17(1)(a), (b) and (c) in relation to the first request. The public authority released all the outstanding recorded information except for the name of the doctor, which it withheld by reference to section 40(2). The Commissioner has found that the public authority was correct in its application of this exemption. The Commissioner requires no remedial steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2009] UKICO FS50190664
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.532186
