NHS South East London ICB

The complainant made an 11-part request for information regarding the proposed re-opening of a medical facility. The above public authority denied holding any information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority did hold information within the scope of element [1], but, on the balance of probabilities, did not hold information within the scope of any other element at the point the request was responded to. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Either disclose the “indicative budget” figure that it provided to the Commissioner or issue a refusal notice that complies with section 17 of FOIA.