NHS England

The complainant has requested the public authority to disclose cancer statistics for the local authority area of Plymouth and the Plymouth Cancer Centre, broken down by the first half of a postcode. The public authority disclosed some information but refused to disclose the remainder citing section 22 and 40 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority is not entitled to rely on section 22 and 40 of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose all remaining withheld information to the complainant for the entire timeframe specified in the original request. First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2023/0304/GDPR appeal dismissed.