The complainant requested information the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) relating to a contract between NHS England and the New Foscote Hospital, Banbury. By the date of this notice NHS England had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires NHS England to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. NHS England must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-143199
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.674809