East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

The complainant has requested metadata about a piece of correspondence which was sent to him. The Commissioner’s decision is that East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is not entitled to rely on section 14 to refuse the request. The Commissioner requires the Trust to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a fresh response to the request, under FOIA, that does not rely on section 14. If and to the extent that the information is, or would be, the complainant’s own personal data, the Trust should rely on either section 40(1) or section 40(5A) to refuse it as appropriate.