Dr David Bell, Employment at GIDS
Dear Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust,
Dr David Bell is frequently being platformed in the media and elsewhere as an expert on transgender children and their treatment.
Please could you confirm if Dr David Bell has every worked at the Gender Identity Development Service in a clinical capacity?
Although I understand that although such details are typically exempt from Freedom of Information requests, given the nature of his public statements I believe it should be a matter of public record what exactly his position was in relation to the clinic.
Yours faithfully,
Eloise Freya
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Dear Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust,
It’s now beyond the 20 days allowed for a response to my FoI request. Given that Dr Bell is positioning himself as an expert I believe it is important to transparency and avoidance of bias to clarify his exact position and area of responsibility within the trust.
By law a response was required by the 19th February 2021.
I await your response.
Yours faithfully,
Eloise Freya
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Dear Eloise
Thank you for your request for information which has been handled under
the Freedom of Information Act. We apologise for the delay in our
response.
Dr Bell has now retired from the Trust. Dr Bell did not work in our GIDS
service.
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The FOI Team
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From: Eloise Freya <[FOI #721247 email]>
Sent: 24 January 2021 22:01
To: Freedom of Information Requests <[Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Dr David Bell, Employment at
GIDS
Dear Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust,
Dr David Bell is frequently being platformed in the media and elsewhere as
an expert on transgender children and their treatment.
Please could you confirm if Dr David Bell has every worked at the Gender
Identity Development Service in a clinical capacity?
Although I understand that although such details are typically exempt from
Freedom of Information requests, given the nature of his public statements
I believe it should be a matter of public record what exactly his position
was in relation to the clinic.
Yours faithfully,
Eloise Freya
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