The complainant requested information from The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) about the number and subsequent assessment of recommendations submitted by CCGs, between 2015/16 and 2019/20, for funding through NHS England’s Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF). NHS England 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, 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:
[2020] UKICO IC-50260-B9Z1
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.656072