Request
I
am requesting under the Freedom of information Act,
information pertaining to the total number of staff suspended by
your trust and the length of time of their suspension.
Our Response
I can confirm in
accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that
we hold the information that you have requested in respect of
Strategic Health Authority staff only.
However, we are
of the opinion that the exemption provided under section 40 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies to the information that you
have requested.
The information
that you require refers to very a small number of staff. As
such, our decision to withhold it is in line with the current
guidance available to us on the use of small number data from which
a person could be identified. The purpose of section 40 of the Act
is to protect personally identifiable information and the privacy
of living persons.
If you are
dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request
you can complain in writing to:-
Mr Kevin
Orford
Deputy Chief
Executive and Director of Finance
NHS East
Midlands
Octavia
House
Interchange
Business Park
Bostock's
Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10
5QG
If at the
conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain
to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted
at:-
The Office of the
Information Commissioner
Wycliffe
House
Water
Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9
5AF