Brexit Assessments

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Dear Shetland NHS Board,

This is a Freedom of Information request. I am interested in information from held by your organisation that relates to the process of planning and preparing for a possible future when the UK may not be a member of the European Union ("Brexit").

In particular:

1. How much has been spent on external consultants or support to advise on the implications and consequences of brexit, or recommend actions to mitigate any possible brexit impacts? If spend has occurred, please confirm the name of the supplier or suppliers and copies of any material produced by this process.

2. Please supply copies of any brexit planning documentation held by the organisation or consumed by senior management. This may include, but should not be limited to, Risk Assessments, Action Plans, Meeting minutes, Reports and presentations.

3. Please supply technical or advisory briefing documentation on brexit that has been produced by the organisation and supplied to other government agencies or bodies.

4. Please supply copies of any technical or advisory documentation that has been supplied to the agency from other public bodies that relates to Brexit contingency planning.

5. Please supply details of any assessment that has been made of the financial impact on the organisation, either positive or negative, of the brexit process. Has the organisation set-aside a contingency fund or invested as a direct consequence of the brexit process? If so, please provide summary details.

Please provide the requested information in electronic format. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

foi (NHS SHETLAND),

Dear Sir/Madam

Your FOI request has been received and will be dealt with accordingly and a response collated within 20 working days from original date FoI request was received shown on email below
(within office hours).

Regards

FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland
c/o Gilbert Bain Hospital
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0TB
[NHS Shetland request email]

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foi (NHS SHETLAND),

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached the response to your recent FoI request.

If you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with your request please be aware that under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 you do have the right to request a review.

A review request must be made in writing to Carolyn Hand, Corporate Services Manager, NHS Shetland, Board Headquarters, Upper Floor Montfield, Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0LA . You must include your name, an address (or email address) for correspondence, details of your original request and the reason why you wish us to undertake the review.

Kind regards

FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland
c/o Gilbert Bain Hospital
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0TB
[NHS Shetland request email]

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Dear Shetland NHS Board,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Shetland NHS Board's handling of my FOI request 'Brexit Assessments'.

Whilst I am grateful for the materials released after my initial request, they suggest that there may be more materials that fall within the scope of my request that have not been released.

For example, what response did NHS Shetland provide to the questionaire supplied from the Scottish Government? Was this response discussed by senior management at a meeting, or via email? Were there emails or meeting minutes associated with this?

I would be grateful if you could re-appraise your initial response and look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

foi (NHS SHETLAND),

Ally

I have passed this onto Carolyn Hand, the person that co-ordinates the FOI review process.

Regards

FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland . 01595 743624
[NHS Shetland request email]

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HAND, Carolyn (NHS SHETLAND),

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Dear Ally

I would like to apologise for the delay in sending through my response to your request for review. I attach a letter in this regard and two further documents. Please note the Brexit Plan risk assessment is very much a draft working document.

I hope this is helpful.

Kind regards

Carolyn

Carolyn Hand
Corporate Services Manager/Feedback and Complaints Officer
NHS Shetland
Upper Floor Montfield
Burgh Road
Lerwick
ZE1 0LA

Tel: 01595 743064

Please note I am in the office on Mondays between 8.00 - 2.30 and all day on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursdays.

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