Use of identifiable uniforms within Trusts
James Thomas made this Freedom of Information request to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust as part of a batch sent to 224 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.
Could you please send me information regarding the colours of staff uniform which signify their position and/or the section in which they work. (Colour of tunic/shirt, colour bands etc)
Could you also please send me a copy of your Trust’s uniform policy.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
Dear Mr Thomas
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to
a request, therefore we will aim to provide you with our response by 23
October 2020. However, please be advised that our resources have been
diverted to support our front-line colleagues who are working tremendously
hard to provide care for our patients, and to those in need of our
services. As you can hopefully understand, this is resulting in delays
responding to information requests. We apologise for any inconvenience
this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your request and
will respond as soon as we are able.
Should our response to your request breach the statutory timeframe and you
remain unhappy with our response you have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioners Office. The Information Commissioner’s offices
will be closed for the foreseeable future, and are therefore unable to
receive correspondence via post but can be contacted at
[1]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
Should you need to contact us in the meantime, please quote reference
number 2020.577.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Oast, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9NT
01622 211900
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Dear Mr Thomas
With regard to your request for information via the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, please find attached our response.
Kind regards
FOI Team
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Oast, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9NT
01622 211900
In accordance with GDPR Art. 6(1)(c) processing of your data by Kent
Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is necessary for compliance with its
legal obligation under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to
you. Please refer to the “access to information” section available on our
website: [1]https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/about-us/acce...
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