Dear J MacIver,

Freedom of Information Reference: FOI-2022-000195 

I refer to your freedom of information request which we received on 18^th
August 2022 requesting the following information: 

• Please provide detail of all assessments undertaken by NHS National
Services Scotland to scope the potential financial risk to NHS NSS
from litigation brought by past patients of the Sandyford Gender
Identity Service. 

I confirm that under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, a response to your information request will be sent within 20
working days of receipt, i.e. no later than 15^th September 2022. 

Kind regards,

Alan

Alan Scott

Business Support Administrator

Strategy, Performance and Service Transformation

NHS National Services Scotland

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Dear J MacIver

Freedom of Information Reference: 2022-000195

I refer to your  email of 18 August 2022 addressed to the NHS National
Services Scotland (NSS) Freedom of Information email address.  Your
request was passed to the NHS Central Legal Office (CLO) to respond to on
behalf of NSS.  Your request is in the following terms: -

Please provide detail of all assessments undertaken by NHS National
Services Scotland to scope the potential financial risk to NHS NSS from
litigation brought by past patients of the Sandyford Gender Identity
Service.

In terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002,
I can advise that NSS do not hold any relevant information in relation to
your request.  It should be noted that if any such information was held
then it would likely be exempt from disclosure in terms of Section 36 of
the Act as it would amount to confidential communications for which such a
claim to confidentiality could be maintained in legal proceedings. 
However, in an effort to assist further I can advise you that there are no
active litigated cases or claims relating to the Sandyford clinic
currently being dealt with by CLO.

I hope this information is helpful to you. 

If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we have dealt with your request
you can make representations to us asking us to review the handling of
your request.  Please write to the

Head of Information and Cyber Security

Digital and Security

NHS National Services Scotland

Headquarters

Gyle Square

1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

or at the email address [1][NHS National Services Scotland request email] within 40 working days of the
date of this correspondence.

If after a review you are still unhappy, you also have the right to apply
to the Scottish Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at Kinburn
Castle, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS, or via their [2]online Appeal form.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me at the above
address.

Yours sincerely

Stefano Rinaldi

Team Leader & Senior Solicitor

Litigation Team D

Accredited Specialist in Medical Negligence Law

CentralLegalOffice | Anderson House | Breadalbane Street | Edinburgh | EH6
5JR

Please note that CLO will not be contactable by DX from 1 April 2022

Tel: 0131 275 7924
[3]www.clo.scot.nhs.uk

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NHS National Services Scotland is the common name for the Common Services
Agency for the Scottish Health Service. [4]www.nhsnss.org

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