Department of Health (NI)

The complainant has requested the Department of Health Northern Ireland (DoH) to disclose information relating to the practices where GP contracts have been handed back and the practices have had to be Trust managed. DoH disclosed some information but withheld the remainder, citing section 43 of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that DoH is not entitled to rely on section 43 of FOIA. The Commissioner requires DoH to disclose the remaining withheld information to the complainant.