Request 7 - 100% Profits

M Hands made this Freedom of Information request to Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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Dear Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,

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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an internationally respected institution, a thriving global network of 25,000 medical professionals, pioneering in the advancement of surgical breakthrough and patient care since 1505. But today, our remit of care has expanded. We now offer cutting-edge hospitality, operating multiple venues in Edinburgh’s iconic old town, in an area we call Surgeons Quarter.

100% Of profits
donated to charity
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given its significant role in regulating access to a profession though its influence on eligibility for entry onto the Specialist Register and donations to charity of 100% we would request which main charities the organisation donates to in

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

In Scotland

In the United Kingdom

In the European Union

In the World

and the total amount donated to each area in each of the years

Yours faithfully,

M Hands

Dear Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,

THOSE WITH NO LEGAL OBLIGATION
AND NORMALLY BY LAW

The response to our request has been delayed. Although the authority has no legal obligation to reply, they should normally have responded by 18 April 2024

YOU have not replied to our FOI request Request 7 - 100% Profits promptly, as normally required by law.

Yours faithfully,

M Hands

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Response to this request is delayed. Although not legally required to do so, we would have expected Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to have responded by 18 April 2024

Lindsey Donaldson, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Dear M Hands

Thank you for your email and your Freedom of Information request. Please note that the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is not a public body and is therefore not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Kind regards,

Lindsey Donaldson
Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance

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Dear Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,

Thank you for your interest in providing an appropriate response regarding 100% profits

Where you might overlap with
Public services organizations and institutions

It would be helpful before we ask a review

That you reconsider providing transparency and accountability in Public Service organisations and institutions without delay (s), without derogatory comments to requester (s) - theme

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25 Apr at 13:11
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We have evaluated that information from your team is more important than no information

Please respond pre review

Yours faithfully,

M Hands

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As remit of care has expanded we believe they might be subject to transparency and accountability in Public Service organisations and institutions

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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an internationally respected institution, a thriving global network of 25,000 medical professionals, pioneering in the advancement of surgical breakthrough and patient care since 1505. But today, our remit of care has expanded. We now offer cutting-edge hospitality, operating multiple venues in Edinburgh’s iconic old town, in an area we call Surgeons Quarter.

100% Of profits
donated to charity
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