Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

The complainant requested various information in respect of the training and qualifications of named individuals involved in an investigation considering concerns about medical practitioners. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board refused the request on the basis of section 40(2) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Aneurin Bevan University Health Board was entitled to rely on section 40(2) to withhold the requested information. However, the Health Board’s failure to send the refusal notice until 13 July 2018, represents a breach of section 17(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.