NHS England
- Date 2 March 2021
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 10(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested reports prepared for the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) relating to NHS surge capacity and population triage / social care in the event of a pandemic. He has also requested correspondence between NHS England and the CMO and the Department of Health and Social Care. By the date of this notice NHS England had failed to provide a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHS England 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. NHS England is now required to respond to the request in accordance with the FOIA.