High Security Psychiatric Services
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Please provide copies of the Departments authorisation documentation, including conditions of designation, for each of the High Secure Providers approved under section 4(3)(b) of the 2006 Act;
Please provide copies of the Departments Directions for each of the High Secure Providers pursuant to section 4(3A)(a) of the 2006 Act;
Please provide copies of the Departments Directions, pursuant to section 4(3A)(b) of the 2006 Act, for NHS England about the exercise of its functions in relation to high security psychiatric services;
Please provide copies of the Departments Shared Polices with the Ministry of Justice concerning Admission and Transfer to the High Secure Hospitals;
Please provide Line of Sight documentation for each of the High Secure Psychiatric Hospitals;
Please provide a copy of the Departments Contingent Liability Agreement with NHS England in relation to its functions concerning the High Secure Hospitals.
Yours faithfully,
Halush Brinton
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Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Can you please provide the sought after information?
Yours faithfully,
Halush Brinton
Dear Mr Brinton,
I apologise for the delay in your receiving a response to your recent FOI
request (our ref: FOI-1439378).
The Department of Health and Social Care is still considering your request
and we will respond as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Halush,
With apologies for the delay, please find attached the Department of
Health and Social Care's response to your FOI request (our ref:
FOI-1439378).
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
I thank you very much for your handling of this request. The information provided, particularly that concerning NOG, is very useful.
Again my thanks
Yours faithfully,
Halush Brinton
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