Dear Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust,

This request for information is an attempt to seek reassurance about the safety of public buildings in the light of the findings revealed in the Inquiry commissioned following the collapse of a school building wall in Edinburgh and subsequent closure of 17 schools.
Please answer the following for each PFI/PPP schemes in your health trust treating each scheme as a separate request.
Please provide all documents showing how your organisation has responded to the findings contained in the report on Edinburgh Schools Construction by John Cole: including, but not limited to memos, emails, minutes, reports.
I would like to understand the expertise and resource committed by your organisation to the management and oversight of PFI schemes from procurement through to ongoing contract operation. Please provide documents relating to the PFI Team(s) allocated to each project its makeup and structure of the team during each project phase. This may comprise terms of reference, organisation chart, post titles and role profiles.
Provide the deed of appointment for the Independent Certifier and any other documents setting out the scope of that role. Please confirm the level of indemnity insurance and liability period.
Please confirm whether your organisation employed a member of the Institute of Clerk of Works or an inspector of similar standing and assigned them to each construction site. If someone in this role was employed please confirm their level of qualification, the salary associated with this role and how much time was allocated to per project/site.
Please provide a list of all enforcement or improvement notices served; investigations carried out and reports commissioned into fire safety (include dates and specify who commissioned or issued these) Please provide copies of all items listed.
Provide details of all attempts to make deductions relating to structural defects for each project. Confirm the amount, what it was for, and when the deduction was made.D

Yours faithfully,

Megan Ingles

Freedom of information request, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Dear MS Ingles

Freedom of Information Ref code FOI/3908

With reference to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges receipt of your request for information and informs you that the process has been instigated. Our Reference number should be used in all future correspondence.

In accordance with Trust policy and the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a period of 20 working days is assigned for processing your request. [Working days within the NHS refers to Mon-Fri.] We will provide you with an explanation if we find that there is any reason why this period may extend beyond the period prescribed by the Act.

Please contact us if you have any queries regarding the procedure.

Kind regards

Information Governance Department
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW
Office Tel: 0161 206 1130
Email: [email address]

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Freedom of information request, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms Ingles

Further to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act we write to confirm that progress is being made with enquiries regarding your requested information.

We are unable to release information at this point however we shall endeavour to release this information to you as soon as possible. You may find it useful to look at information that has been pre-published on our website.

This is a link to our annual reports – which details financial spending of the Trust.

http://www.srft.nhs.uk/media-centre/publ...

This is a link to the recent Freedom of Information releases. The search function on this page allows you to search for previous requests we may have received on the topic which interests you.

http://www.srft.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-...

Please be assured that the Trust will keep you informed of all developments with your current request.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Turnpike House
Stott Lane
Salford M6 8HD

Tel – 0161 206 1130
Email: [email address]

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Freedom of information request, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms Ingles

The Trust has now completed collation of data to support a response to your recent Freedom of Information request.

On this occasion we have been unable to assist with your enquiries. For a full explanation please see the link below.

http://www.srft.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-...

If we can be of any further assistance in the future please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Questionnaire

As a Trust we are keen to monitor and improve the services we offer. We’d be grateful if you could take the time to answer the following questions and provide us with any other feedback that may assist us with this process:

Were you satisfied with the handling of your request? YES/NO
Was your request handled in a timely manner? YES/NO
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Yours Sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford M50 1SY
Tel – 0161 206 1130