Department of Health and Social Care
- Date 8 November 2022
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 14: Not upheld, FOI 17: Upheld
The complainant has requested the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to disclose all emails and records of meetings between the DHSC and the Independent Health Provider Network (IHPN) during February and May 2020. The DHSC refused the request, citing section 14 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the DHSC is correct to refuse to comply with the request in accordance with section 14 of FOIA. He has however recorded a breach of section 10 and 17 of FOIA for failing to process the request correctly, initially. The Commissioner does not require any further action to be taken.