NHS Improvement

The complainant made a freedom of information request to NHS Improvement (NHSI) for the raw data of the Purchase Price Index and Benchmarking Data (PPIB). NHSI refused the request under the section 43(2) (commercial interests) exemption. During the investigation NHSI also cited section 14 (vexatious requests). The Commissioner’s decision is that NHSI has correctly applied the vexatious provision at section 14(1) of the FOIA. She does not require any steps to be taken.