Medal information request

Waiting for an internal review by Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust of their handling of this request.

Dear Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust,

Please confirm how many Ambulance Service (Emergency) Long Service and Good Conduct Medals the Trust/Service has issued in total, with breakdown by financial year since 1995.

If possible please provide the figures for previous incorporated Ambulance Services prior to amalgamation (if applicable).

Please provide a breakdown by skillset (eg. Paramedic, Ambulance Technician, ECA/ECSW/Associate Practitioner etc.).

Please provide a breakdown by Gender.

Please provide a naming example and whether rank/ skillset is or has ever been included (eg. John Smith/ Mr John Smith/ Paramedic John Smith etc).

Does the Trust/Service use honorifics or post-nominals on the naming (eg. Dr, Rev, BA, BSc, MBE, BEM, MC, QGM).

Has any awardee refused to accept the Medal?

Has any awardee returned the Medal back for any reason?

Has any awardee had the award of the Medal revoked?

What does an individual award cost the Trust/Service at public or private expense?

Does the Trust/Service hold an award ceremony or is the medal awarded “over the desk”?

How many Queens Ambulance Service Medals has the Trust/Service recommended for award to members of staff and how many have actually been awarded?

How many MBEs Medals has the Trust/Service recommended for award to members of staff and how many have actually been awarded?

How many BEMs has the Trust/Service recommended for award to members of staff and how many have actually been awarded?

How many Queens Gallantry Medals has the Trust/Service recommended for award to members of staff and how many have actually been awarded?

How many Medals not named above has the Trust/Service recommended for award to members of staff and how many have actually been awarded; if applicable, what were the medals recommended?

Yours faithfully,

Martin Metcalf

Corporate Manager, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust

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NIAS REF: AD/IG/01(2)/34

Dear Mr Metcalf

Thank you for the email below and I would confirm receipt of same. I have attached a letter of acknowledgement for your perusal .
The request is currently being processed.

Kind Regards

Alison Vitty
Corporate Manager

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Dear Corporate Manager,

This is a gentle reminder regarding the FOI request I sent. Could I ask that you expedite this request as you have fallen outside the 20 working days which you have to respond.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Metcalf

Corporate Manager, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust

NIAS REF: AD/IG/01(2)/34

Dear Mr Metcalf

Thank you for the email below and I would confirm receipt of same. The Trust would further apologise for the delay in the provision of the information and would require an extension until at least 16 April 2018.

The information is held across a number of Directorates and taking time to collate.

Regards

Alison Vitty
Corporate Manager

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Martin Metcalf

Dear Corporate Manager,

Could I please enquire as to the current status of my request and polite ask for this to be expedited as 3 weeks overdue the extension which you requested.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Metcalf

Dear Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Medal information request'.

The extension that you have previously asked for has not been followed up with either a time frame or the information requested. I therefore again request the information and would like to know the reason for the delay which in this case is not acceptable.

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

Yours faithfully,

Martin Metcalf