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Our ref: FOI/2223/SG11973
4 July 2022
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Dear Miss G Kovacs,
Request under Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: FOI/2223/SG11973
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
received on 21 June 2022 regarding data storage. Please find below our response to your
request:
REQUEST: I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which
I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000.
Can you please provide an update on the following 4 questions regarding your Trust’s
Infrastructure as it relates to the Data Storage element?
1. Please provide the following details about your Data Storage Cloud Provider:
Does your Data Storage use Cloud Provision (Yes / No)? –
Who is your main Cloud provider? –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes – e.g. currently out for tender
2. Does your organisation plan to move your Data Storage to a cloud-based service in
the next 2 years (Yes or No)? -
Main Supplier –
Additional Notes –
3. For each element detailed below, how does your organisation manage its data
storage?
In-house data centre:
Trust Headquarters: Bridge Park Plaza, Bridge Park Road, Thurmaston, Leicester. LE4 8PQ
Chair: Cathy Ellis Chief Executive: Angela Hillery
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NHS organisations now use 100 per cent recycled paper as part of our sustainability commitment
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On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
Main Supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
Shared service:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
Data Storage Management:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
Other (please specify)
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
4. Does your Trust have an on-site data centre (Yes / No)? –
Do you plan to build an on-site data centre (Yes / No) –
If yes, what is the timeframe for this (Years) –
Who is your preferred supplier –
Trust Headquarters: Bridge Park Plaza, Bridge Park Road, Thurmaston, Leicester. LE4 8PQ
Chair: Cathy Ellis Chief Executive: Angela Hillery
We are a smoke-free Trust.
NHS organisations now use 100 per cent recycled paper as part of our sustainability commitment
View our privacy notice at www.leicspart.nhs.uk/_Aboutus-Whatwedowithyourinformationprivacynotice.aspx
OUR RESPONSE:
1. No.
2. No.
3. For each element detailed below, how does your organisation manage its data
storage?
In-house data centre:
- On premise.
-Internal IT Department.
-Spend/contract – Not applicable.
Shared service:
- On premise.
-Internal IT Department.
-Spend/contract – Not applicable.
Data Storage Management:
- On premise.
-Internal IT Department.
-Spend/contract – Not applicable.
Other:
-Not applicable.
4. Yes.
No.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
I trust this response is helpful to you. However, if you are dissatisfied with the handling of
your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for an internal review
should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request and should be addressed to:
Hannah Plowright, Deputy Data Protection Officer, Unit
2, Bridge Park Plaza, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8BL
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a right of appeal to the
Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113. Website:
www.ico.gov.uk . There is no charge for making an appeal.
If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please remember
to quote the reference number above in any communications.
Yours sincerely,
Data Privacy Team.
Trust Headquarters: Bridge Park Plaza, Bridge Park Road, Thurmaston, Leicester. LE4 8PQ
Chair: Cathy Ellis Chief Executive: Angela Hillery
We are a smoke-free Trust.
NHS organisations now use 100 per cent recycled paper as part of our sustainability commitment
View our privacy notice at www.leicspart.nhs.uk/_Aboutus-Whatwedowithyourinformationprivacynotice.aspx
