NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group

The complainant has requested a copy of an external ‘lessons learned’ review into an Aligned Incentive Contract.  NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (‘the CCG’) released a summary of the review report and has withheld the remainder of the report under section 36(2)(b)(i) and 36(2)(b)(ii) and section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs).  The CCG considers the public interest favours maintaining this exemption. The Commissioner’s decision is that the CCG can rely on section 36(2)(b) to withhold the remainder of the lessons learned review report, and that the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the CCG to take any remedial steps.