General Dental Council
- Date 14 December 2016
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant has requested the insurance/indemnity arrangements of a particular dentist for specific years. The General Dental Council (GDC) has refused to confirm or deny that it holds this information under section 40(5)(b)(i) of the FOIA, as to do so would release the personal data of a third person and so breach the Data Protection Act. The Commissioner’s decision is that GDC is correct to neither confirm nor deny it holds the requested information. The Commissioner does not require GDC to take any steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2017/0005 withdrawn.