The complainant submitted a three part request for information to NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) in relation to a document entitled ‘Specialised Commissioning Standard Procedure for the Annual Assessment Quality Assurance Process’. By the date of this notice, NHS England had failed to provide a substantive response. 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 issue a substantive response, 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-99284
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 19 October 2022; Ref: scu.665941
