Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

The complainant has requested Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) to disclose the FOI responses it has issued for the period 2 May 2022 to 31 December 2022, which to date have not been published on its website. MHRA refused to disclose the requested information citing section 22 of FOIA (information intended for future publication). The Commissioner’s decision is that MHRA is entitled to rely on section 22 of FOIA. He has however found MHRA in breach of section 17 of FOIA, as it was late in issuing its refusal notice. The Commissioner does not require any corrective steps to be taken.