NHS England

The complainant has requested information relating to staffing at North and East London Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU). NHS England refused to comply with the request under section 12 FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England was correct to apply section12 FOIA and that it was not therefore obliged to comply with the request. The Commissioner does not however consider that NHS England provided the complainant with appropriate advice and assistance in accordance with its obligations under section 16 FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide the complainant with appropriate advice and assistance based upon NHS England’s revised position that it would exceed the cost limit to comply with this request in isolation.