North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested copies of any sections of a report that refer to specific individuals. The request was logged as FOI.24.130. The above public authority initially refused to confirm or deny holding any information, before stating that it did not hold any information as the report concerned different matters and the individuals in question were not referred to. The Commissioner, who holds a copy of the report from a previous complaint, is satisfied that none of the individuals are mentioned or referred to. Consequently, the public authority could not and does not hold any information within the scope of the request. The public authority did breach section 10 of FOIA as it failed to inform the complainant, within 20 working days, that it did not hold any information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.