List of Suspended Doctors who appealed under Section 40 rule
JOSEPH ONWUDE made this Freedom of Information request to General Medical Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear General Medical Council,
I an requesting a list of all Doctors who were suspended from the Medical Register between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2021 who appealed under Section 40 Rule.
Yours faithfully,
Joseph Onwude
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Dear Mr Onwude
Your information request – IR1-3325154882
Thank you for your email dated 18 January 2022 in which you ask for a list
of all doctors who were suspended from the Medical Register between
01/01/2015 - 31/12/2021 who appealed under Section 40 Rule.
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
Henna Janghir will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call them on 0161 923 6710 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 FOI,
Can you update be before I progress this to the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
JOSEPH ONWUDE
Dear Mr Onwude
Your information request – IR1-3325154882
Thank you for your email dated 18 January 2022 requesting a list of all
doctors suspended from the medical register between 01/01/2015 -
31/12/2021 who appealed under section 40 of the Medical Act 1983. I have
considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Between 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2021, 43 doctors have appealed their
suspension under s.40 of the Medical Act 1983.
However, I’m unable to provide you with a list of doctors that have
appealed their suspension. This is because it is the personal data of the
individuals involved. I’ve given details of the exemption under the FOIA
which applies below.
The exemption
Section 40(2), by virtue of section 40(3A)(a) is an exemption that 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.
Who to contact
I hope you find this information useful. If you have any queries about
this, or need anything further, please contact me on the details below. If
you have any concerns about the way I’ve handled your request, please set
out your reasons in writing to [1][GMC request email].
Yours sincerely
Henna Janghir
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 0161 923 6710
Website: [3]www.gmc-uk.org
From: FOI
Sent: 24 January 2022 10:30
To: 'JOSEPH ONWUDE' <[FOI #823523 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - List of Suspended Doctors
who appealed under Section 40 rule
Dear Mr Onwude
Your information request – IR1-3325154882
Thank you for your email dated 18 January 2022 in which you ask for a list
of all doctors who were suspended from the Medical Register between
01/01/2015 - 31/12/2021 who appealed under Section 40 Rule.
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
Henna Janghir will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call them on 0161 923 6710 or email them at
[4][email address].
Kind regards,
Charlotte Adams
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AW
Email: [5][email address]
Website: [6]www.gmc-uk.org
Telephone: 0161 240 8125
Working hours: 8am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday
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