Health and Safety Executive

The complainant has requested information on incidents on fairground rides reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over a ten year period. HSE refused the request initially under section 14 and later under section 12 FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that HSE was entitled to rely on section 12(1) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner also finds that HSE did not comply with its section 16 obligation to offer advice and assistance. The Commissioner requires HSE to provide advice and assistance to the complainant as required by section 16(1) of FOIA.