Count of active data disseminations

The request was successful.

Dear Health and Social Care Information Centre,

As of the 1st August 2016, how many of the below are HSCIC currently party to:
a) Data Sharing Contracts,
b) Data Sharing Agreements.

The template Contract and Agreement can be found at http://www.hscic.gov.uk/DARS

Published data refers to approvals over time, but not a snapshot count on any particular date, which are the two counts being requested.

Yours faithfully,

Phil Booth

HSCIC Enquiries (NHS DIGITAL), NHS Digital

From the 1^st August 2016 HSCIC will operate under a new trading name
of NHS Digital – clarifying our role as the national information and
technology partner for the health and care system.

 

To support this, our enquiries email address will be changing as of 10am
Monday 1st August 2016.

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Sent request to NHS Digital again, using a new contact address.

HSCIC Enquiries, NHS Digital

 

Ref: NIC-52456-M2Y4M

 

 

Dear Phil Booth,

I am writing to acknowledge that your request for information was received
by NHS Digital on 01/08/2016 and is currently being considered. 

If NHS Digital is able to provide you with the information you have
requested, then under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act you are
entitled to receive it promptly and in any event no later than the
20th working day following the date of receipt. However, we may need to
contact you to clarify your request. If this is required we aim to do
this promptly but no later than 7 days after receiving your initial
request for information.

May I take this opportunity to explain the FOI Act in more detail. The Act
provides a 'General right of access to information held by public
authorities. However, it also defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent the release of some or all of the information you have requested.
Therefore, NHS Digital will assess your information request in light of
any relevant exemptions.

If exemptions do apply, then NHS Digital may decide not to release all, or
part, of the information you have requested. I shall inform you if this is
the case, and advise you of your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken as to whether to
release the information to you.

The response to your request will be sent to you by email, however if you
require your response in any other format, please contact us to discuss a
suitable format.

NHS Digital will not normally charge a fee to provide you with the
information you have requested, unless the cost of dealing with your
request is more than £450 as outlined in Section 12 of the FOI Act and
Section 3 of the The FOI and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004. If it appears likely that your request will cost more,
then NHS Digital is able to refuse to supply the information.  As per our
obligations under Section 16 of the FOI Act, every effort will be made to
provide you with details of how you may be able to reframe your request in
order for us to complete the required work within the (£450 / 18 person
hours) cost limit.

If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the
manner in which your request is being processed then please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any
complaints will be investigated in accordance with NHS Digital's
complaints procedure.

Further information about your rights under the Freedom of Information
Act, is available from the Information Commissioner's Office, Wilmslow,
Cheshire and on the NHS Digital website.

Kind Regards,

Kieran White

Contact Centre Team 
NHS Digital

1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

 

Tel: 0300 303 5678

Email: [1][NHS Digital request email]

Website: [2]http://www.digital.nhs.uk

As of 1st August 2016, HSCIC now operate under the new trading name of NHS
Digital – clarifying our role as the national information and technology
partner for the health and care system.

To support this, our ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Enquiries’ address have now changed
to [3][NHS Digital request email]

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HSCIC Enquiries,

 

Ref: NIC-52524-J8H6W

 

 

Dear Phil Booth,

I am writing to acknowledge that your request for information was received
by NHS Digital on 01/08/16 and is currently being considered. 

If NHS Digital is able to provide you with the information you have
requested, then under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act you are
entitled to receive it promptly and in any event no later than the
20th working day following the date of receipt. However, we may need to
contact you to clarify your request. If this is required we aim to do
this promptly but no later than 7 days after receiving your initial
request for information.

May I take this opportunity to explain the FOI Act in more detail. The Act
provides a 'General right of access to information held by public
authorities. However, it also defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent the release of some or all of the information you have requested.
Therefore, NHS Digital will assess your information request in light of
any relevant exemptions.

If exemptions do apply, then NHS Digital may decide not to release all, or
part, of the information you have requested. I shall inform you if this is
the case, and advise you of your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken as to whether to
release the information to you.

The response to your request will be sent to you by email, however if you
require your response in any other format, please contact us to discuss a
suitable format.

NHS Digital will not normally charge a fee to provide you with the
information you have requested, unless the cost of dealing with your
request is more than £450 as outlined in Section 12 of the FOI Act and
Section 3 of the The FOI and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004. If it appears likely that your request will cost more,
then NHS Digital is able to refuse to supply the information.  As per our
obligations under Section 16 of the FOI Act, every effort will be made to
provide you with details of how you may be able to reframe your request in
order for us to complete the required work within the (£450 / 18 person
hours) cost limit.

If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the
manner in which your request is being processed then please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any
complaints will be investigated in accordance with NHS Digital's
complaints procedure.

Further information about your rights under the Freedom of Information
Act, is available from the Information Commissioner's Office, Wilmslow,
Cheshire and on the NHS Digital website.

Kind Regards,

Megan Farrar

Contact Centre Team 
NHS Digital

1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

 

Tel: 0300 303 5678

Email: [1][NHS Digital request email]

Website: [2]http://www.digital.nhs.uk

As of 1st August 2016, HSCIC now operate under the new trading name of NHS
Digital – clarifying our role as the national information and technology
partner for the health and care system.

To support this, our ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Enquiries’ address have now changed
to [3][NHS Digital request email]

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HSCIC Enquiries,

1 Attachment

Ref: NIC-52456-M2Y4M

 

 

Dear Phil Booth,

Many thanks for your recent request to NHS Digital.

We have now received a reply to this from our colleagues in the
Information Governance team.

Please see the attached file(s).

Kind Regards,

Contact Centre Team 
NHS Digital

1 Trevelyan Square
Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE

 

Tel: 0300 303 5678

Email: [1][NHS Digital request email]

Website: [2]http://www.digital.nhs.uk

As of 1st August 2016, HSCIC now operate under the new trading name of NHS
Digital – clarifying our role as the national information and technology
partner for the health and care system.

To support this, our ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Enquiries’ address have now changed
to [3][NHS Digital request email]

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