Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

The complainant requested information about the numbers of employee references that resulted in the withdrawal of a job offer. The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (the Trust) withheld the information, citing the exemption under section 40(2) of the FOIA (third party personal data) as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has correctly applied this exemption and does not require the Trust to take any steps.