Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Date 22 July 2025
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 36(2)(b)(ii): Partly upheld, FOI 36(2)(c): Upheld, FOI 43(2): Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to funding provided to a specific GP practice. Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (‘the public authority’) refused to provide any information, citing section 43(2) (commercial interests) and sections 36(2)(b)(ii) and (c) (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs). The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information doesn’t engage section 43(2) or section 36(2)(c). All of the withheld information engages section 36(2)(b)(ii) and the public interest lies in disclosing the part 1 and 2 information and maintaining the exemption for the part 3 information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose the part 1 and 2 information, the ‘excel spreadsheet.’