Data Protection Officer Appointment

Dear Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust,

Under the forthcoming GDPR, your organisation is required to appoint a Data Protection Officer. (DPO)

Please advise if you have already appointed a DPO for your organisation?

If yes, please provide a copy of the Job description and advise where on the Agenda for Change pay scale this role has been graded at.

If no:
1. please advise whether there has been any discussion of the appointment of this role; ​

2. Please advise whether any papers have been sent to your board/executive teams or other committee on this subject and provide these papers where they have.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Hydell

FOI REQUESTS (RDE) Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Tr,

Dear Alex,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, received on 11/05/2017. Your enquiry has been logged and forwarded to the appropriate department for action. Please note that the Act allows 20 full working days to provide a response although we will endeavour to do so before then. The deadline is calculated to be 09/06/2017.

If you have any queries regarding your request, please do not hesitate to contact me on this email address or 01206 745205.

Regards

Freedom of Information Team
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

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FOI REQUESTS (RDE) Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Tr,

 

 

Dear Alex,

 

Further to your request made to Colchester Hospital University NHS
Foundation Trust for information relating to the above and pursuant to the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, please see the Trust’s response below.

 

You requested:

 

Under the forthcoming GDPR, your organisation is required to appoint a
Data Protection Officer. (DPO)

 

Please advise if you have already appointed a DPO for your organisation?

 

If yes, please provide a copy of the Job description and advise where on
the Agenda for Change pay scale this role has been graded at.

 

If no:

1.  please advise whether there has been any discussion of the appointment
of this role; ​

 

2. Please advise whether any papers have been sent to your board/executive
teams or other committee on this subject and provide these papers where
they have.

 

The Trust is still in the process of appointing a Data Protection Officer.

Unfortunately the Trust is applying an exemption under Section 22 of the
Act (Information intended for future publication) as although the Trust
holds the information you have requested, it will be published in the near
future. This exemption is subject to the Public Interest test and after
due consideration the Trust does not feel that disclosing this information
before its intended publication date is in the public interest.

 

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way Colchester Hospital University NHS
Foundation Trust has handled your request for information, you can request
a review by writing to:

 

The Senior Information Risk Owner
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters
Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire,

SK9 5AF.

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

There is no charge for making an appeal. Further information on your
rights under FOI is available here: [2]www.ico.gov.uk

 

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Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust does not give you
permission to make any commercial use of any part of this message. Any
copies you make must be attributed to us and you must seek permission from
the Trust if you wish to reproduce or publish this information in any
format.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information Team            

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

 

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