Grŵp Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Health and Social Services Group
Ref: ATISN 16478
Christian Hacking
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
July 2022
Dear Mr Hacking
ATISN 16478 – Termination of Pregnancy Arrangements in Wales Consultation R
Thank you for your request to the Welsh Government for information under the Freedom of
Information Act (2000) (FOIA) received on 15 July 2022 relating to the termination of
pregnancy arrangements in Wales. I have interpreted your request as follows:
1. Whether Welsh Government were aware of the use of any other templates in
responses other than those utilised by Right to Life supporters?
2. To what extent a respondent had to deviate from a template before their responded
was deemed a unique and independent response from a template?
3. How many responses were discounted or counted as one from pro-life affiliated
groups?
4. How many responses were discounted or counted as one from pro-choice affiliated
groups?
5. Request two copies of pro-life affiliated response that were included in the
consultation [with names and other personal details redacted]
6. Request two copies of pro-life affiliated response that were not included in the
consultation [with names and other personal details redacted]
7. Request two copies of pro-choice affiliated responses that were included in the
responses [with names and other personal details redacted]
8. Request two copies of pro-choice affiliated responses that were not included in the
responses [with names and other personal details redacted]
If we don’t hear from you by 20 July, we will proceed on this basis and you should receive a
response by Friday 12 August 2022.
If you have any queries about this request, please do not hesitate to contact me at the
address below. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
correspondence.
Please note: the Welsh Government is facing unprecedented challenges during the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Parc Cathays ● Cathays Park
E-bost E-mail:
Caerdydd ● Cardiff
HSSBriefingsandMeeting@gov.wales
CF10 3NQ
As a result, resources, both finances and people, are being diverted away from many of our
usual activities to deal with the pandemic. This will undoubtedly impact on our ability to
comply with the normal requirements for information rights work and as a result you may
experience delays when making information rights requests during the pandemic. We thank
you for your understanding during this time.
The following is a link to the blog page of the Information Commissioner’s web site where
you can find an article entitled “FOI and the coronavirus: a measured approach”
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/icos-blog-on-its-information-rights-work/
The request you sent me contains personal information about you - for example, your name
and address. The Welsh Government will be the controller for this information and, in
accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, it will be processed in order to
fulfil our public task and meet our legal obligations under the Act to provide you with a
response. We will only use this personal information to deal with your request and any
matters which arise as a result of it. We will keep your personal information and all other
information relating to your request for three years from the date on which your request is
finally closed. Your personal information will then be disposed of securely.
Under data protection legislation, you have the right:
•
to be informed of the personal data we hold about you and to access it
•
require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
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to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
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for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
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to (in certain circumstances) data portability
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to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our
independent regulator for data protection
For further information about the information which the Welsh Government holds and its
use, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please see contact details
below:
Data Protection Officer
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
CARDIFF
CF10 3NQ
Email:
DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113
Website
: www.ico.org.uk Any information released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 will be listed in the Welsh Government’s Disclosure Log (at
https://gov.wales/freedom-of-information-responses).
Yours sincerely,
Jeanette Warren
Government Business Manager
Government Business Team
