Care Quality Commission
- Date 12 December 2023
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 40(2): Not upheld
The complainant made an eleven part request to the Care Quality Commission (the CQC) for information relating to the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS). The CQC disclosed some information within the scope of the request, but refused to provide some information on the grounds that it was not held by the CQC and withheld other information under section 40(2) of FOIA (personal data). The Commissioner’s decision is that the CQC is entitled to rely on section 40(2) of FOIA to withhold the information. However, the Commissioner has recorded a breach of section 10 of FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the CQC to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.