North East London NHS Foundation Trust

The complainant has requested North East London NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to disclose information relating to any employees in Talking Therapies and across the Trust who have worked abroad within the last three years. For question one (Talking Therapies) it confirmed that it does not hold the information. For question two (across other areas of the Trust), it refused to comply with the request under section 12 of FOIA (cost limit). The Commissioner’s decision is that, for question one, on the balance of probabilities, the trust does not hold the information. For question two, the Trust was entitled to rely on section 12 of FOIA. It however breached section 16 of FOIA by not providing advice and assistance until late into the Commissioner’s investigation. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.