Confirmation of Data Controller

The request was successful.

Dear Health and Social Care Information Centre,

1) Can you confirm that the Data Controller registration:-

"Registration Number: Z8959110

Date Registered: 11 March 2005 Registration Expires: 10 March 2014

Data Controller: THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE

Address:

1 TREVELYAN SQUARE
BOAR LANE
LEEDS
LS1 6AE"

is the same Data Controller registration for the NHSIC which the HSCIC replaced.

2) Can you confirm that the NHSIC and the HSCIC were both shared Data Controllers of the "Hospital Episode Statistics"
with the National Health Service.

Yours faithfully,

Alan Edwards

Alan Edwards left an annotation ()

NHSIC should be NHSIA aka National Health Service Information Authority

Alan Edwards left an annotation ()

Edit: I was right the first time. To clarify, the NHSIA closed down in 2005 as part of the merger as defined here of various NHS organisations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Informa...

The NHSIC (https://indicators.ic.nhs.uk) which if you follow takes you through to the newly formed HSCIC organisation. The registration starting in 2005 confirms my expectation that the NHSIC and the HSCIC were covered by the same Data Controller registration.

Enquiries CRM,

 

Ref: NIC-253047-D3C7X

 

 

 

Dear Alan Edwards,

 

I am writing to acknowledge that your request for information was received
by The Health and Social Care Information Centre  on 26/02/2014 and is
currently being considered. 

If The HSCIC is able to provide you with the information you have
requested, then under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act you are
entitled to receive it promptly and in any event no later than the 20th
working day following the date of receipt. However, we may need to contact
you to clarify your request, if this is required we aim to do this
promptly but no later than 7 days after receiving your initial request for
information.

 

May I take this opportunity to explain the FOI Act in more detail. The Act
provides a 'General right of access to information held by public
authorities. However, it also defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent the release of some or all of the information you have requested.
Therefore, the HSCIC will assess your information request in light of any
relevant exemptions.

 

If exemptions do apply, then the HSCIC may decide not to release all, or
part, of the information you have requested. I shall inform you if this is
the case, and advise you of your rights of appeal.

 

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken as to whether to
release the information to you.

 

The response to your request will be sent to you by email, however if you
require your response in any other format, please contact me to discuss a
suitable format.

 

The HSCIC will not normally charge a fee to provide you with the
information you have requested, unless the cost of dealing with your
request is more than £450 as outlined in Section 12 of the FOI Act and
Section 3 of the The FOI and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004. If it appears likely that your request will cost more,
then the HSCIC is able to refuse to supply the information.  As per our
obligations under Section 16 of the FOI Act, every effort will be made to
provide you with details of how you may be able to reframe your request in
order for us to complete the required work within the (£450 / 18 person
hours) cost limit.

 

If you have any queries or should you wish to make a compliant about the
manner in which your request is being processed then please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any
complaints will be investigated in accordance with the HSCIC complaints
procedure.

 

Further information about your rights under the Freedom of Information
Act, is available from the Information Commissioner's Office, Wilmslow,
Cheshire and on the HSCIC's website.

 

Kind Regards,

Contact Centre Team
Health and Social Care Information Centre
Vantage House
40 Aire Street
Leeds
LS1 4HT

0845 300 6016
Email: [1][HSCIC request email]
[2]http://www.hscic.gov.uk

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Enquiries CRM,

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Ref: NIC-253047-D3C7X

Dear Mr Edwards,

 Many thanks for your recent Freedom of Information request.

We have now received a reply to this from our colleagues in the
Information Governance team.

Please see the attached file.

Hope this helps.

Kind Regards,

Contact Centre Team
Health and Social Care Information Centre
1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

0845 300 6016
Email: [1][HSCIC request email]
[2]http://www.hscic.gov.uk

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Alan Edwards left an annotation ()

For non experts in Data Protection Law, when the HSCIC say,

"Thank you for your enquiry. I can confirm that the Data Controller registration above was reviewed
and updated when the HSCIC was established in April 2013",

that's lawyer talk for yes we were the same Data Controller all along which means the HSCIC though a new body, the legal responsibility remained the same under the terms of the Data Controller registration and implied DPA 1998 responsibilities.

Dear Enquiries CRM,

There seems to be a slight issue here, in that you have answered my question by answering a different question which obfuscates the matter.

Please confirm the Data Controller registration for HSCIC and the HSCIC is the same with "Yes/No". I did not ask you to confirm it was reviewed or updated, just that it was the same registration.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Edwards

Enquiries CRM,

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Ref: NIC-258721-H8B0Q

Dear Mr Edwards,

Please find our further response attached. 

Kind Regards,

Contact Centre Team
Health and Social Care Information Centre
1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

0845 300 6016
Email: [1][HSCIC request email]
[2]http://www.hscic.gov.uk

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