University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

The complainant has requested information that University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (“the Trust”) provided to inform a health study into the proposed site of an incinerator as well as information on yearly case studies on patient admittance by postcode area for a range of different illnesses. The Trust stated this information was not held. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the information is not held by the Trust and it has complied with its obligations under section 1(1) of the FOIA. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2021/0282 under appeal.