Health and Care Professions Council
- Date 7 January 2016
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 41: Not upheld
The complainant has requested statements provided by two individuals in connection with a complaint that had been received about them together with a statement from the hospital at which they were both employed. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) withheld the information under section 30(2) – confidential sources, section 40(2) – third party personal data, section 41 – information provided in confidence and section 31(2) – prejudice to specified functions of the public authority. The Commissioner’s decision is that the HCPC is entitled to rely on section 41 to withhold the requested information. He has not gone onto to consider its application of the other exemptions cited. The HCPC is not required to take any further action in this matter.