NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

The complainant has requested communications, correspondence and other information relating to the construction of a new Health Centre. The ICB disclosed information but did redact and withhold some information under section 43(2). The complainant raised queries as to whether further information might be held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICB has correctly applied section 43(2) to withhold information in respect of parts 2) and 6) of the request. The ICB has located a Project Initiation Document (PID) that the Commissioner considers is in scope of the request and should now be disclosed. The ICB did not therefore comply with its duties under section 1 FOIA as this information was not provided at the time of the request but as the ICB has conducted appropriate searches and found no further information the Commissioner does not require any further steps in this regard. The Commissioner requires the ICB to disclose the PID document with appropriate redactions under section 40(2) for personal data and 43(2) where the information is of the same nature as the other information withheld under this exemption.