The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Date 13 January 2026
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 31(1)(g): Upheld, FOI 32(2): Upheld, FOI 40(1): Not upheld, FOI 40(2): Partly upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant submitted an information request to the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (the trust) for a copy of a specific report.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the trust was entitled to rely upon section 40(1) (personal data of the requester) and 40(2) (third-party personal data) of FOIA to withhold parts of the requested information. However, he finds that in relation to section 31(g) via section 31(2)(j) (law enforcement), the exemption is not engaged. Furthermore, in failing to issue an appropriate refusal notice confirming the exemptions it ultimately came to rely upon, within the statutory timescale, the trust has breached section 17(1) of FOIA.
The Commissioner requires the trust to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
• Disclose the information highlighted green in the Confidential Annex Report.
The trust must take these steps within 30 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.