What if I am refused
The HSCB’s website will provide
information?
information about the Board and
contact details if you want to
We will tell you what information
request information. You can
The Freedom of
has been withheld and why. If you
phone and speak to an FOI
are not satisfied with our
Officer, who will assist you with
Information Act
response, please contact us and
your request, Telephone: 028 95
tell us why. If we cannot resolve
36 1041
2000
the matter and you remain
unhappy you can ask the Northern
Please remember that a request
Public Information Leaflet
Ireland Information Commissioner
for copies of information is
(address below) to decide if your
required in writing.
request has been dealt with
correctly.
Where can I get more
information about FOI Act?
What is the Freedom of
Information Act?
You can get more information
about FOI from the Northern
The Freedom of Information (FOI)
Ireland Information Commissioner
Act 2000 gives everyone the right
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to obtain information from public
organisations including hospitals,
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health centres and health
Information Governance Team
Cromac Place,
agencies. This means that you
Belfast, BT7 2JB
Health and Social Care Board
can access information about how
the Health and Social Care Board
Telephone: 028 95 361041
Tel: (028) 9026 8757
(HSCB) works, how we spend
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public money, and
how and
why
E-mail:
xx@xxx.xxx.xx
we make decisions.
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You can also request information
in writing, by:
What information is available
under -
from the Board?
Post:
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The General Data Protection
Governance Team
The FOI Act gives you the right to
Regulations (GDPR) and the
Health & Social Care
access almost all the information
Data Protection Act 2018
Board, Gransha Park
the HSCB holds, but there is
(DPA), this legislation gives
House, Londonderry,
some information, which cannot
everyone access rights to their
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be made public. Information
own personal information.
E-mail: xxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
given in confidence, information
relating to national security or law
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The Environmental
All requests for copies of
enforcement, and personal details
Information Regulations
information under the FOI Act
about others cannot be provided,
2004 (EIR), which give
must be made in writing. It will
these are known as ‘exemptions’.
everyone the right to
be helpful if you tell us what
environmental information held
information you are requesting,
You can obtain your own personal
by public organisations.
and give us your name, address
information through the Data
and contact telephone number.
Protection Act.
How can I get information about
HSCB under the FOI Act?
Is there any cost for getting
What happens if the
information is not available?
Some HSCB information is
information?
available on our website -
The FOI Act does not require us to
www.hscboard.hscni.net
Information will be provided free
provide information that we do not
Information regarding the former
of charge up to a value of £450,
already gather, however, we do
Health and Social Services Boards is
however, if there are production
have a duty to help you with your
also available via a link, this
costs, such as photocopy and
request. We will contact you and
information is provided free of charge.
laser printing, there will be a
tell you what information we do
If the information you require is not
nominal charge. These
hold and whether that may help
available from our website,
production costs will apply to all
with your query.
you can make a request
requests.
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