Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

The Commissioner’s decision is that, at the time of the request, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’) was entitled to withhold the information in parts 1, 3 and 4 of the applicant’s request for information about the Phoenix Partnership under section 43(2) of FOIA. This exemption concerns commercial interests. But the Commissioner has also decided that aspects of the Trust’s refusal of the request didn’t comply with section 17(1) of FOIA. It’s not necessary for the Trust to take any corrective steps.