NHS England
- Date 30 April 2026
- Sector Health
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 1(1): Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 31: Partly upheld, FOI 41: Upheld, FOI 43: Upheld, FOI 17(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested information about payments made to Palantir Technologies UK Limited. NHS England (NHSE) relied on section 43 of FOIA (commercial interests), section 31 of FOIA (law enforcement) and section 41 of FOIA (provided in confidence) to withhold the requested invoice copies. It stated that it did not hold any further information within scope of the remainder of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that NHSE was entitled to rely on section 31 of FOIA to withhold the information relating to the layout of the requested invoices, but only where that information reveals the format or template of the invoices. However, he finds that NHSE was not entitled to rely on sections 43 and 41 to withhold the pricing information within the invoices. He also finds that, on the balance of probabilities, NHSE does not hold the information requested in questions two to four of the request. The Commissioner requires NHSE to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Disclose the information highlighted in the invoices that it has relied on sections 43 and 41 to withhold.