General Pharmaceutical Council

The complainant has requested information about the pharmacy registration assessment in March 2021. The General Pharmaceutical Council provided some information but relied on section 36(2)(c) of the FOIA (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) in order to withhold the remainder. The Commissioner’s decision is that the GPhC is not entitled to rely on section 36 to withhold this information. The Commissioner requires the GPhC to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose, to the complainant, the information sought by elements [1] and [2] of the request.