Dear Ms Speers

Please find the attached response to your request for an internal review.

Best Wishes

Information Access Officer
Information Governance Team
Care Quality Commission
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-----Original Message-----
From: D. Speers [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx] 
Sent: 12 June 2009 13:46
To: Information Access
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - HC Investigation Report inmto WLMHT

     Dear Sir or Madam,

     Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
     Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of
     Care Quality Commission's handling of my FOI request 'HC
     Investigation Report into WLMHT'as i remain concerned that your
     response is not within FOI guidance.

     Please review your comments on the reason why exemption is being
     sought under Section 22.

     As stated on my request into remit of the MHAC, you have also
     responded to my request for access to a copy of the HC
     Investigation Report into WLMHT in particular. Thank you for your
     information on how many investigations CQC inherited from HC.

     Specifically, you are claiming exemption from discloure under
     section 22 of the FOI Act 2000 and if your are using that I believe
     you should also be providing me with a list of points for and
     against disclosure and reasons as to how an overall balance was
     reached in your decision?

     The FOI guidelines state: "Information that is of "Public
     Interest", means that it is in the something which serves the
     interests of the public, not something that might be interesting!

     I believe as a public authority you have to decide whether in this
     case, your decision serves the interests of the public better to
     withhold or to disclose information. I do not believe your comment
     on public interest has been interpretated as per specific FOI
     guideance in the reference to Public Interest Test and I am asking
     for more details on how you reached your decision and also a full
     timetable for release to determine whether your decision can be
     considered reasonable or not.

     A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
     available on the Internet at this address:
     http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/hc_investigation_report_inmto_wl

     Yours sincerely,

     D. Speers

     

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