Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested copies of board papers. The above public authority relied on section 22 of FOIA (future publication) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was not entitled to rely on section 22 of FOIA to withhold the information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose copies of the agenda, minutes and supporting papers for each board meeting that took place in the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years. The public authority may make appropriate redactions to comply with its obligations under data protection legislation. It may also redact any information that it considers commercially sensitive.
Keywords: publication scheme