Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
- Date 17 September 2025
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 12(1): Upheld, FOI 16(1): Upheld, FOI 17(5): Upheld, FOI 22(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (the ICB) information relating to the Practice Guide 1.3 contained within the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care (July 2022 (Revised). The ICB provided some information but applied section 12 FOIA - cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit - and section 22(1) FOIA – future publication - to some of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 12(1) FOIA is not engaged. He has also decided that section 22 FOIA is not engaged. Additionally, he has concluded that the ICB has breached section 16(1) FOIA because it did not provide advice and assistance to the complainant. The ICB also breached section 17(5) FOIA by relying on section 12(1) but failing to provide the complainant with a notice stating that fact within the 20 working day timescale. The Commissioner requires the ICB to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.