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Health Research Authority

  • Date 1 July 2026
  • Sector Education, Health
  • Decision(s) FOI 1: Partly upheld, FOI 10: Upheld

The complainant has requested the Health Research Authority (HRA) to disclose nutritional and meal information relating to a study they participated in. HRA disclosed some information, withheld one document under section 22A of FOIA and confirmed that the remainder of the information was not held. During the Commissioner’s investigation, further information was disclosed to the complainant, including the document previously withheld under section 22A of FOIA. But the complainant remains concerned over the handling of their request and whether HRA has identified all relevant recorded information. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, HRA does not hold any further recorded information beyond that already disclosed. He has however recorded a breach of section 1 and 10 of FOIA, for the disclosure of information to which the complainant was entitled, outside the statutory timeframe for compliance. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.