Plastic Laminating Pouches/Sleeves

The request was refused by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Dear Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,

Could you please provide me the information on how many plastic laminating pouches/sleeves were purchased in:

- 2019
- 2020
- 2021

Thank you for your assistance in this, these numbers will help to be able to identify opportunities towards net zero.

Also, any chance you can provide who is responsible for the purchases of these items or how much they cost for the trust?

Yours faithfully,
Jason Murdoch

FOI (RRE) MPFT, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Murdoch,

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Kind Regards,

Hannah Rogers
FOI Officer
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters,
St Georges Hospital,
Corporation Street,
Stafford,
ST16 3SR.

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FOI (RRE) MPFT, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Good Afternoon,

Further to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000, please see detailed below the Trust’s response:

 

Could you please provide me the information on how many plastic laminating
pouches/sleeves were purchased in:

 

- 2019

- 2020

- 2021

 

Thank you for your assistance in this, these numbers will help to be able
to identify opportunities towards net zero.

 

We do not routinely collect information relating to plastic laminated
sleeves/pouches.  The only way of obtaining the information would be to
manually check through all invoices. Given that there are 1489 for 2020
alone which even at 1 minutes per invoice, would take 24 hours. The
provision of this information is therefore exempt under Section 12 of the
FOI act which states that this exemption will apply “where the cost of
compliance is estimated to exceed the appropriate limit”.  This is based
on a cost limit of £450 with a calculation of £25 per hour.

 

 

Also, any chance you can provide who is responsible for the purchases of
these items or how much they cost for the trust?

 

Nick Alexander is the Strategic Head of Procurement.

As for the cost again, we do not routinely collect information relating to
plastic laminated sleeves/pouches.  The only way of obtaining the
information would be to manually check through all invoices. Given that
there are 1489 for 2020 alone which even at 1 minutes per invoice, would
take 24 hours. The provision of this information is therefore exempt under
Section 12 of the FOI act which states that this exemption will apply
“where the cost of compliance is estimated to exceed the appropriate
limit”.  This is based on a cost limit of £450 with a calculation of £25
per hour.

 

 

 

We would be grateful if you could take a minute to fill out our Freedom of
Information Customer Satisfaction Survey (attached) and let us know about
your experience.

Please contact me (Aled Evans) in the first instance if you have any
queries or questions regarding the Trust's response.  However, if you have
any complaints about the handling of your enquiry, please contact:

Head of Information Governance and Records Access Management, Midlands
Partnership Foundation Trust, Trust Headquarters St George's Hospital
Corporation Street Stafford, ST16 3SR
Email: [1][MPFT request email]

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545700
Website: [2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

PLEASE NOTE: As of 1^st June 2018 South Staffordshire and Shropshire
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has merged with Staffordshire and
Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust to become Midlands Partnership
Foundation Trust.

Yours sincerely

 

Aled Evans

 

FOI Officer

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

Trust HQ, St George’s Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford
ST16 3AG

Tel: 01785 221104 Extension: 7128998

DD: 01785 301314 Extension: 301314

Email: [3][email address]

 

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