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Our ref: DE00000407328
18 May 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your email of to the Department of Health requesting a clarification of the Department’s stance on validating data. Your email has been passed to me for reply.
The Department of Health undertakes a validation process for information that is published or routinely made available to the public, such as the redundancy information published in the Quarter, as laid out in my email of 20 April (our ref: DE00000399627).
The Department does not validate data that will not be routinely made available to the public because this would place an unnecessary and costly burden on NHS organisations and the Department. This includes data on ‘internal promotions’.
If you have any queries about this response, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Although this enquiry is not being treated as a FOI request, it does not prejudice your right to ask for an internal review on your original request. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
Head of the Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health
Room 317
79
SW1A 2NS
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
William Scott
Freedom of Information Officer
Department of Health