Policy on FOI requests
Dear Public Health England,
As someone who has previously worked for public sector bodies I was advised by a civil servant that the default position of PHE and others was to resist FOI requests.
Please can you confirm the policy on this matter and
State what measures you take to ensure that this policy is monitored and enforced.
Please can you also provide details on the number of requests received over the last 3 years and the number of those that were resisted.
I would assume that for governance purposes these can be broken down in to categories of reasons. Please provide this breakdown as well.
Yours faithfully,
Dan
We acknowledge receipt of your email and request for information, which will be treated as a request for information under statutory access legislation.
Please note that requests under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) will receive a response within 20 workings days after the date of receipt of your request.
If the request is for personal data (i.e. a Subject Access Request) under the Data Protection Act then we will respond within 40 calendar days.
Freedom of Information Officer
Public Health England
www.gov.uk/phe
Please find attached Public Health England’s response to your request for information.
Regards
Freedom of Information Officer
Public Health England
www.gov.uk/phe
Tel: 020 8327 6920
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