Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested a copy of a business case about the formation of an Alternative Services Delivery Model (ASDM) by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) for estates and facilities management. The Trust provided redacted copies of the business case and its associated appendices and documents but withheld some information on the basis of section 43(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has failed to demonstrate that disclosure of the remaining information from the business case would have any prejudicial effect on the commercial interests of any party and as such, she has found that the Trust has incorrectly applied the exemption. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose all remaining information from the business case and its associated documents including the appendices and tables.