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Email: [GMC request email]

Dear Mr Onwude

Your information request – IR1-3362300712

Thank you for your email dated 6 March 2022 in which you ask for a list of
ALL doctors on the medical register as of 7 March 2022.

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.

Who to contact

Remi Owolabi will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call them on 0161 240 7225 or email them at
[1][email address].

Kind regards,

Charlotte Adams
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AW

Email: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.gmc-uk.org

Telephone: 0161 240 8125

Working hours: 8am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday

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Dear Mr Onwude

Your information access request

Thank you for your email dated 7 March 2022, in which you ask for a list
of all of the doctors on the medical register to date along with their
email addresses. I’ve considered your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Doctors on the medical register

Individual doctors can be looked up using our online medical register. To
access the medical register please see:
[1]https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-...

A full list of all of the doctors registered in the UK can also be
accessed by downloading our online medical register. To download our
online register please see:
[2]https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-...

As the information you’ve asked for is already publicly available, there’s
an exemption under the FOIA which applies – details about this are given
below.

The exemption

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

Doctors email addresses

In regards to your request for a copy of the doctors email addresses, I
must inform you that this information is also exempt from disclosure. I
have provided details of the relevant exemption 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.

Your right to appeal

I'm sorry I couldn’t provide the information you requested. If you would
like to appeal this decision please set out your reasons in writing to
[3][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 [4]Information Commissioner, the regulator of the FOIA and DPA at:

Customer Contact

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Yours sincerely

Remi Owolabi

Information Access Officer

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester M3 3AW

Email: [5][email address]

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education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and
doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and
take action when they are not met.

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