Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Commissioner’s decision is that the information the complainant has requested about East West Rail’s car park proposal is environmental information. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’) should therefore have handled the request under the EIR and it breached regulation 14(3) of the EIR by incorrectly issuing its refusal notice under FOIA. The Commissioner requires the Trust to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue the complainant with a fresh response to their request under the EIR, in accordance with its obligations under that legislation.