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Dear [Name Removed]

Your information request – IR1-4269674464

Thank you for your Email below dated 10^th February 2023.

How we will consider your request

We are going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

Your request will be allocated to a member of the team. If you have any
queries please email [1][GMC request email].

Yours Sincerely,

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

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Dear Ms [Name Removed]

I write further to previous correspondance with a response under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In order to be as helpful as possible I have not been overly literal in
interpreting your request for a ‘final report,’ since we do not hold a
document of the kind you describe.

However, Dr Psaroudakis was suspended by a Medical Practioners Tribunal
(MPT). The determination in respect of this decision is available on Dr
Psaroudakis’ entry on the [1]List of Registered Medical Practioners. It is
this file which documents the decision that was taken.

If you search his name (if the above link doesn’t work to get to the
register just search ‘LRMP’ on a search engine and it will be the first
search result) and then click it, then doctor’s history, then open the
word file for the hearing of 14 December it will show you the
determination which explains how the decision the MPT took.

Even though I’ve directed you to where the information is, because I have
not provided it directly, I am obliged to quote a Freedom of Information
Act exemption.

Section 21 of the FOIA applies where the information is already reasonably
accessible to the requester, even where a charge may be applicable.

Your right of appeal

Even though I’ve provided you with details of where to find the
information, I still need to mention that you can appeal my decision to
apply the above exemption. You can appeal against this decision to the
Information Access Manager.  If you would like to appeal this decision
please set out your reasons in writing to [the above address or email]
[2][GMC request email]. Please note that we will only usually consider
appeals received within 40 working days of our response. You can also
appeal to the [3]Information Commissioner, the regulator of the FOIA.

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Kind Regards

Matt

Matthew McCoig-Lees

Senior Information Access Officer

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

Email: [4][email address]

Website: [5]www.gmc-uk.org

Tel: 0161 923 6579

I sometimes work flexibly and therefore this email may reach you outside
of core working hours. I don’t expect you to respond outside of your own
working hours.

From: FOI
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:58 PM
To: [Name Removed]<[FOI #1084116 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Dr Dimitrios Psaroudakis, a
consultant gynaecologist

Dear [Name Removed]

Your information request – IR1-4269674464

Thank you for your Email below dated 10^th February 2023.

How we will consider your request

We are going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

Your request will be allocated to a member of the team. If you have any
queries please email [6][GMC request email].

Yours Sincerely,

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

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Dear Ms [Name Removed]Thank you for your email.

As you can see from the determination, the tribunal did not order a review hearing. Where tribunals do not order a hearing, the GMC takes a decision as to whether or not itself direct one. This isn't a report, I'd characterise it as a decision, which we take in line with our publicly available 'Guidance for assistant registrars on making decisions in relation to a doctor subject to restricted registration.' It’s the only thing that is remotely like the kind of information you requested.

Please let us know if you would like to make a formal FOI request for the document and we will process it.

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Kind Regards

Matt

Matthew McCoig-Lees
Senior Information Access Officer
Information Access Team
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
Email: [email address]
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Tel: 0161 923 6579

I sometimes work flexibly and therefore this email may reach you outside of core working hours. I don’t expect you to respond outside of your own working hours.

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Dear Ms [Name Removed]

Your information request - IR1-4277038765

Thank you for your email dated 15 February.

How we will consider your request

We’re going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

Yours sincerely

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

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Dear Ms [Name Removed]

I write further to previous correspondance with a response under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I cannot provide a copy of the decision as it would breach data protection
legislation to give this to you.

We believe it’s reasonable for doctors and complainants to expect that
complaints will be treated as confidential. If a case progresses to a
hearing, or an investigation concludes with a warning or undertakings,
certain information may be made publicly available by the GMC, in line
with our publication and disclosure policy for fitness to practise
information. This is why the MPT decision is public. Otherwise the
information is treated as the confidential personal data of the doctor and
other parties involved. I’ve given details of the exemption under the FOIA
which applies below.

The exemption

Section 40(2), by virtue of section 40(3A)(a)

This exemption applies where the information is the personal data of a
third party and where releasing the information would breach any of the
principles relating to the processing of personal data listed at Article 5
of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this instance
disclosure would breach the first principle, which requires the processing
of information to be lawful, fair and transparent. I do not believe that
any of the legal bases for processing listed at Article 6 of the GDPR are
met and therefore giving you the information would be unlawful.

Other information

If the GMC had ordered a review hearing, it would be listed at the
appropriate time in the upcoming list of hearings on the MPTS website
[1]here. Given that it would be easy to check this website every day until
the suspension ends and on that day if none had been identified, conclude
that the GMC did not order a review, I can confirm that this is indeed the
decision that we took. I hope this is helpful.

Your right to appeal

If you would like to appeal this decision, please set out your reasons in
writing to [2][GMC request email]. Please note that we will only usually
consider appeals received within 40 working days of our response. You can
also appeal to the [3]Information Commissioner, the regulator of the FOIA.

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Kind Regards

Matt

Matthew McCoig-Lees

Senior Information Access Officer

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

Email: [4][email address]

Website: [5]www.gmc-uk.org

Tel: 0161 923 6579

I sometimes work flexibly and therefore this email may reach you outside
of core working hours. I don’t expect you to respond outside of your own
working hours.

From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 2:17 PM
To: '[Name Removed]' <[FOI #1084116 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Dr Dimitrios Psaroudakis, a
consultant gynaecologist

Dear Ms [Name Removed]

Your information request - IR1-4277038765

Thank you for your email dated 15 February.

How we will consider your request

We’re going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

Yours sincerely

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

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