NHS Tayside was asked for the total aggregated financial value of settlements relating to neurosurgery claims for incidents that occurred during the years 2014 to 2020.
NHS Tayside refused to confirm or deny that it held the information, stating that – if it existed and was held – it would be exempt from disclosure and that it was not in the public interest to reveal whether the information existed.
The Commissioner found that NHS Tayside was not entitled to refuse to reveal whether the information existed or was held. He required NHS Tayside to issue a new response.
Citations:
[2020] ScotIC 167 – 2020
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Scotland
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Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.659434