SOP for dealing with SAR

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Dear Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,

Please supply the SOP for dealing with SAR as it was confirmed that it exists, when making a SAR it was requested, but that it was stated as for internal use and wouldn't be shared.

Which is just obstructive, as the said document, can just be requested under FOI, as a public funded body, you should ensure that your staff understand FOI and where possible avoid the unnecessary delay, and use of staff time by forcing a FOI to be made.

Please note, your continued blanket response, requiring new requests to be made at some future date, are not legal under legislation, so DO NOT respond that way again.

Yours faithfully,

M βroderick

FOIREQUEST (HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST), Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Yours sincerely

 

FOI Team

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[3][Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust request email]
2 Kings Court | Charles Hastings Way | Worcester | WR5 1JR

 

 

 

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FOIREQUEST (HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST), Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Re: Request for information under Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act, please find attached the Trust's response.

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Team

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[2][Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust request email]
2 Kings Court | Charles Hastings Way | Worcester | WR5 1JR

 

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