University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested information about financial arrangements between SonaCare Medical and University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and those associated with UCL’s and UCLH’s use or promotion of Sonablate 500 HIFU. UCLH advised it didn’t hold some of the information, disclosed other information and is withholding contract information under section 43(2) of FOIA. This exemption concerns commercial interests. The Commissioner’s decision is that UCLH correctly applied section 43(2) of FOIA to the information it’s withholding. He has also decided that, on the balance of probabilities, UCLH holds no other further information. It’s not necessary for UCLH to take any corrective steps.