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Dear Sarah,

 

Re Request ref INFO-2016-000065

 

Thank you for your email of 28/1/16 requesting details of how many rape
testing kits were used in 2012-2015; how many kits on file haven’t been
tested; and how long the kits are kept on file. 

 

We are currently considering your request in more detail and will reply to
you in more detail as soon as possible but not later than 25/2/16.

 

Yours sincerely,

Andrew

 

Andrew Muirhead

Product Support

Information Services Division (ISD)

 

NHS National Services Scotland

Area 159c

1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

 

T: 0131 275 6796

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[2]www.isdscotland.org

 

Information Product Support Helpdesk: 0131 275 7050

 

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Dear Ms. Young,

 

 

Freedom of Information Request

Our Ref:   INFO-2016-000065

 

Thank you for your email of 28 January 2015 requesting information. 

 

Regarding:   “data on how many rape testing kits were used in Scotland by
Hospitals and clinics for the years 2012-2015”, “how many rape kits kept
on file in Scotland have not been tested after they have been used from
2012-2015?” and also, “how long rape testing kits are kept on file in
Scottish Hospitals and clinics after the kit has been used?”.

 

Having reviewed your request for information we have identified that under
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, NHS National
Services Scotland does not hold the information falling within the
description outlined in your request.

 

However, we hope the following is useful to you:

 

Forensic medical examinations undertaken as part of a victim sexual
assault examination are undertaken by healthcare professionals working for
or on behalf of NHS Boards.  In the majority of instances across Scotland
the forensic kits used to support the forensic elements of these
examinations are procured by Police Scotland in partnership with the
Scottish Police Authority.  The Scottish Police Authority undertakes the
testing of the kits. 

 

Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority may be able to assist
you further. They can be contacted via:

 

http://www.scotland.police.uk/

 

http://www.spa.police.uk/

 

If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we dealt with your request you
can make representations to us asking us to review the handling of your
request. Please write to the Associate Director Corporate Affairs and
Compliance, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh EH12 9EB within 40
days of the date of this correspondence.

 

Regards,

 

 

Kiri Brown

Product Support Officer

Public Health & Intelligence (PHI)

Information Services

 

NHS National Services Scotland

159 c First Floor,1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh EH12 9EB

 

[email address]  0131 275 7867   [1]www.nhsnss.org

 

Public Health and Intelligence includes Health Protection Scotland (HPS)
and the Information Services Division (ISD), and is part of NHS National
Services Scotland.

 

 

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