21/06/2016
FOI-1037614
Dear Ms Rushbrooke,
Thank you for your request of 7th June 2016 under the Freedom of Information
Act (2000). Your exact request was:
“Can you supply the last 5 circulars from the DH sent to CCG
LAs etc re compliance of MCA 2005? implementation of the
MCA 2005 ? and monitoring quality assurance of compliance of
the MCA?”
I can confirm that the Department holds information relevant to your request.
I am attaching the last five update letters from the Department to leads on the
Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in local authorities and CCGs,
dated 28 March 2014, 8 September 2014, 14 January 2015, 27 March 2015
and 22 October 2015.
Please note that as the remainder of your correspondence does not meet the
parameters for a valid FOI request, we will be responding to these parts
separately as general correspondence.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
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should be addressed to:
Head of the Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health
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Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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Email
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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
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Yours sincerely,
Alison Tingle
Freedom of Information Officer
Department of Health
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