Department of Health and Social Care

The complainant has requested correspondence between Matt Hancock and David Cameron. The DHSC explained that it could not confirm whether or not the requested information was held, citing section 12(2) of FOIA (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit). The Commissioner’s decision is that the DHSC has failed to demonstrate that section 12(2) is engaged. The Commissioner requires the DHSC to take the following steps: issue a fresh response to the requests, that do not rely upon section 12(2) of FOIA.