Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested any internal correspondence relating to a BBC Panorama programme where a Trust doctor appeared. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) confirmed no notes or minutes were held but considered any internal emails were exempt under all the limbs of section 36(2) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has correctly applied section 36(2) and the public interest in section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii) outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The Commissioner does not require further steps.