London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

The complainant has requested from London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (the Trust) equality impact assessments conducted into the impact of COVID restrictions on visitors and companions attending maternity services and the risk assessments that led to these restrictions. By the date of this notice the Trust had failed to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Trust to respond to the complainant’s request in accordance with the FOIA.