Department of Health
- Date 12 March 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information held by the Department of Health (‘the DoH’) relating to an Independent Inquiry conducted by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (‘the trust’). The DoH applied section 12 of the FOIA and said that it would exceed the appropriate cost limit to comply with the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DoH has correctly applied section 12 of the FOIA in this case. The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.