Dear South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust,

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act:

How were changes to the governing of Maudsley Charity initiated, proposed and agreed?

What consultation with patients and ex-patients regarding these changes and decision making?

Were these changes approved at a meeting, if so what meeting and please publish the minutes and timetable used for the meeting?

How are current and past patients informed about the charity and become members?

How are the general public informed about the charity and become members?

How are staff informed about the charity and become members?

How many (a) staff (b) patients and ex-patients (c) members of the public are in charity membership?

Has the trust transferred any (a) assets (b) services (c) staff (d) property - if yes please give details, dates and value?

If a member of staff leaves the trust for disciplinary or similar reasons is their a process in place to inform the charity?

Yours faithfully,

Spencer Gasson

Dear South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust,

I understand the charity is now independent, the questions in part relate to the decisions made while the charity was part of the trust and any assets etc moving between the two? The charity may have answers but surely the trust would have records of any assets it transferred there (eg Ortus)?

Has the trust no longer got charity status? When did that take effect?

The charity still directs people to the membership form on the trusts web site, if they are independent of the trust can I join two bodies or does the trust no longer have a membership scheme?

Have there been any discussions within the trust about changes and the effects on data protection, freedom of information, insurance and CQC registration and inspection? Has HMRC been consulted?

Yours sincerely,

Spencer Gasson