Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested information relating to the numbers of cancelled operations. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) failed to respond to this request for information and the Commissioner’s decision is that in doing so the Trust breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide the complainant with a response to this request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.