Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Date 14 February 2022
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (“the NMC”) about policies and procedures relating to whistleblowing disclosures. By the date of this notice the NMC had not issued a substantive response to this request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the NMC has breached section 10 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 NMC to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: The NMC must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.