Dear West London NHS Trust,

I would like to please have access the previous iterations of Policy I3 'Informal Patients' as stipulated by the Version Control Sheet of that Policy; for the avoidance of doubt, please see the below list of previous Policy iterations which are copied from the Version Control Sheet:

I3/01 March (2007)
New Policy

I3/02 May (2007)
Revised Policy

I3/03 November (2007)
Revised Policy

I3/04 September (2007)
Revised Policy.

I3/05 November (2012)
Revised Policy

I3/05 April (2013)
Revised Policy

I3/06 October (2015)
Revised Policy

13/07 January (2019)
Revised policy

13/08 February (2019)
Revised policy

My thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton

Dear West London NHS Trust,

For the sake of clarity, "Policy 13" means the Policy for informal patients at Broadmoor Hospital Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton

foi foi, West London NHS Trust

Dear Halush,

Thank you for your FOI request below ref: 496. We aim to respond within 20 working days.

Dear West London NHS Trust,

I would like to please have access the previous iterations of Policy I3 'Informal Patients' as stipulated by the Version Control Sheet of that Policy; for the avoidance of doubt, please see the below list of previous Policy iterations which are copied from the Version Control Sheet:

I3/01 March (2007)
New Policy

I3/02 May (2007)
Revised Policy

I3/03 November (2007)
Revised Policy

I3/04 September (2007)
Revised Policy.

I3/05 November (2012)
Revised Policy

I3/05 April (2013)
Revised Policy

I3/06 October (2015)
Revised Policy

13/07 January (2019)
Revised policy

13/08 February (2019)
Revised policy

My thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton

Kind regards,

Michelle

Michelle Benedetti
Information Governance Facilitator
West London Trust
1 Armstrong Way
Southall
Middlesex

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Dear Mr Brinton,

 

Thank you for your FOI request Ref: 496.  Please see the response below
and attached.

 

Dear West London NHS Trust,

 

I would like to please have access  the previous iterations of Policy I3
'Informal Patients' as stipulated by the Version Control Sheet of that
Policy;  for the avoidance of doubt, please see the below list of previous
Policy iterations which are copied from the Version Control Sheet:

 

I3/01 March (2007)

New Policy

 

I3/02 May (2007)

Revised Policy

 

I3/03 November (2007)

Revised Policy

 

I3/04 September (2007)

Revised Policy.

 

I3/05 November (2012)

Revised Policy

 

I3/05 April (2013)

Revised Policy

 

I3/06 October (2015)

Revised Policy

 

13/07 January (2019)

Revised policy

 

13/08 February (2019)

Revised policy

 

My thanks in advance.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Halush Brinton

 

Response: please see attached documents these are all that are held by the
Trust in relation to this policy and the requested dates.

 

If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal then please
let us know by writing to:

Information Governance

West London NHS Trust

Trust Headquarters

1 Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SD

Email: [1][West London NHS Trust request email]

Any complaints will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner using the following
contact details:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

 

Michelle Benedetti

Information Governance Facilitator

West London Trust

1 Armstrong Way

Southall

Middlesex

 

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Dear West London NHS Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of West London NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Informal Patients'.

In response to my request for access to previous versions of the Trusts policy concerning Informal Patients, only three prior versions were disclosed. The Trust has stated that it does not hold the remaining six versions. The Trust has specific duties in terms of the proper Management of Records, which clearly are not being met with regard to its activities at Broadmoor Hospital. Additionally, It is quite reasonable to suggest that the Trusts statutory authorisation to provide high security psychiatric services at or from Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7EG, implies a duty of both candour and good faith as it applies to operation of the Records Management Code of Practice and relevant Freedom of Information and Data Protection legislation enacted by Parliament.

The issue of Informal Patients in High Secure settings raises significant legal questions, and it is therefore perhaps convenient for the Trust that full transparency into these important matters is being withheld; attention must be drawn to the fact that the Trust initially denied that such a Policy existed and stated that Broadmoor does not treat informal patients. Obviously that was entirely incorrect.

Should the Trusts internal review into these important matters remain inadequate, then the Information Commissioner will be invited to conduct a thorough investigation into West London NHS Trust regarding this request, and more broadly into the Trusts informational duties under terms of the Act; with the Commissioner drawing any inferences from the above that he deems necessary and appropriate.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton

Dear foi foi,

It has now been forty one working days since this request for Internal Review, against a decision to refuse access to information sought under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, was electronically communicated to and received by the Trust. Unfortunately no acknowledgment or reply has been issued. Ostensibly speaking, this may constitute an indefinite delay.

The request was made in accordance with the section 45 Code of Practice issued by the Secretary of State; which provides for an administrative remedy, by way of application of the dissatisfied applicant, requiring the Public Authority to carry out an internal review into its handling of the original request for information, which is to be conducted by someone more senior than the original decision-maker.

It would appear that, in the handling of this request, the Trust has failed to adhere to the relevant Advice and Guidance issued by the Information Commissioner's Office. A copy of the section 45 Code of Practice is attached at the bottom of this correspondence for your convenience.

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The Application for Review inter alia it sought to establish whether or not the proper procedures are being followed by the Trust in relation to its informational duties. Obviously this is important, particularly given the nature of the Trusts public functions.

Consequently, I hereby again invite the Trust to fulfil its legal obligations under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please be advised that the Commissioner has various powers of enforcement under the aforementioned Act of Parliament.

Please acknowledge receipt of this correspondence and at the same time let me know your target date for determination of this complaint.

Yours sincerely,

Halush Brinton

Dear foi foi,

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk...

Yours sincerely,

Halush Brinton

Adedayo Adebari, West London NHS Trust

Dear Halush,

 

Sincere apologies for the delay. I will conduct an Internal Review and get
back to you as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards

 

Dayo Adebari 

Head of Information Governance and Records Management

West London NHS Trust 

[1][email address

07598403753

 

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Dear Adedayo Adebari,

Do you intend to comply with this request? which is now very long overdue.

Yours sincerely,

Halush Brinton

Dear West London NHS Trust,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of West London NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Informal Patients'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton

foi foi, West London NHS Trust

Dear Halush,

Thank you for your email an Internal Review of our response to your Freedom of Information request (our reference 496).

We will aim to send you a full response within twenty working days from the date when we received your internal review request.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer
West London NHS Trust

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Dear foi foi,

As requested, please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of West London NHS Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Informal Patients'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

Halush Brinton