NHS Improvement

The complainant has requested a copy of a temporary staffing report by NHS Improvement (NHSI) into North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. NHSI initially refused the request on the basis of section 41, 43, 31 and 33 of the FOIA but during the investigation disclosed some information previously withheld under sections 41 and 43 but continued to withhold the remaining information under the exemptions as section 31 and 33 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHSI has correctly applied the provisions of section 33 to withhold the remaining information from the report and that the balance of the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. She requires no steps to be taken by NHSI.