The complainant requested information regarding the availability of specialist psychiatric beds for young people with eating disorders. The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) acknowledged the request on 23 March 2021 but had failed to provide a substantive response by the date of this notice. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires NHS England to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a substantive response, in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA, to the request. NHS England must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-102229
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 22 October 2022; Ref: scu.665938