NHS England

The complainant has requested information about a consultation exercise and the publication of its findings. NHS England (‘NHSE’) provided some of the requested information but stated that it didn’t have a confirmed publication date for the consultation report. It relied on section 22A of FOIA to withhold the requested raw response data. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHSE was not entitled to rely on section 22A of FOIA. The Commissioner requires NHSE to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the free text response information it holds within scope of the last part of the request.