Leaflets available from us:
“Your guide to asking for
1
information about us”
Contents
“Your guide to asking for
•
Introduction
environmental
information
2
held by us”
•
Internal appeal process
“How to access and use our
3
Publication Scheme”
Your right to
•
Information Commissioner
“Your guide to information
appeal and
•
Complaints
4
we can withhold from disclosure”
•
Further information about FOI
complain
“Your right to appeal and
5
complain”
The Freedom of Information
Please contact the:
Office
Freedom of Information Manager
NHS Plymouth
Plymouth Primary Care Trust
Building One
Brest Road
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Plymouth
in large print or in
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another format, please
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Introduction
Our decision to withhold information will be
Where can I get further information
reviewed by a person independent of the
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives
about the Freedom of Information
original decision making process. They will
you and every member of the public the
Act 2000?
decide whether we were correct in
right to access information we hold as an
withholding the information.
The following website provides useful
organisation about ourselves.
information about the Freedom of
We will respond with a full decision at the
Beyond our legal requirements under the
Information Act 2000:
earliest opportunity.
Act we fully support a new culture of
Information Commissioner:
openness across the NHS. We are
www.ico.gov.uk
committed to being as open as we can, but
Information Commissioner
occasionally may not release all the
If you remain unhappy with our decision to
information you request.
withhold information following an internal
We appreciate at times we may decide to
appeal, you have the right to appeal to the
withhold information that you believe should
Information Commissioner.
be disclosed under the Freedom of
The Information Commissioner is
Information Act 2000. In these cases you
responsible for ensuring all public authorities
have the right to appeal against our
apply the Freedom of Information Act 2000
decision, and we will hold an internal
lawfully.
review.
They have the power to investigate any
Internal Appeal Process
decisions made by us, review the processes
You have the right to appeal to our decision
we follow, and they can make the decision to
to withhold information. Please write to or
release the information you requested.
e-mail with full details:
Please contact:
Stuart Edmunds
Information Commissioner’s Office
Freedom of Information Manager
Wycliffe House
NHS Plymouth
Water Lane
Plymouth Primary Care Trust
Wilmslow
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