Information regarding Darktrace
Dear Our Healthier South East London,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please provide the following details of any and all gifts and/or hospitality provided by the cybersecurity company Darktrace (also known as Darktrace Limited, Darktrace Holdings and Darktrace Plc):
-- The monetary value;
-- The description;
-- The date;
-- The unit, office or department in which the recipients of the gifts/hospitality worked;
-- Whether the gifts/hospitality were accepted, rejected, or otherwise donated;
Please provide this information for any gifts/hospitality received from June 2013 onwards inclusive in the form of an itemised list for each instance of a gift and/or hospitality.
Please also disclose whether you were using Darktrace's services in May 2017.
Please provide the most up-to-date information as of the date this request is fulfilled in electronic (soft copy) form.
If it is not possible to fulfil this request due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you can identify any other ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
Thank you for your assistance and I look forward to your response.
Kadhim Shubber
Dear Mr Shubber
RE: Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request
I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information regarding darktrace which will be processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received on 27th April 2021 by NEL on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.
NHS South East London CCGFOI.21.SEL023
An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it can be released in accordance with the legislation.
Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.
As you know, the NHS across the country is facing unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and is working hard to ensure that the appropriate care can be delivered to patients. As such, we would like to advise that we may not be able to provide a response to your request within the normal timescales required of us. If this is the case, a further update will be provided to you in due course.
If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[email address]
Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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Dear Mr Shubber,
Please find attached the response to FOI.21.SEL023 on behalf of South East London CCG.
Kind Regards,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[email address]
Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
LinkedIn
Thank you for your message.
Could you provide a response for the CCG's predecessor entities?
Kadhim
Dear Mr Shubber,
Please find attached the response to FOI.21.SEL023_Follow-Up on behalf of South East London CCG.
Kind Regards,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[email address]
Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
LinkedIn
Thank you for the response.
Can I clarify if you had any response to the part of my query specifically about the use or not of Darktrace's services in May 2017?
Kadhim
Dear Mr Subber,
NHS South East London CCG can confirm that there has been no use of Darktrace in that period by SEL CCG or its predecessors that the CCG is aware of.
Kind Regards,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[email address]
Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT
www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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