Request
In relation to the 2010 calendar year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) on how many occasions have you recorded an incident where personal data either held by you or,other organizations who report to you (GPs, PCTs, Acute Trusts) was either lost, stolen or mislaid?
For each incident please given (i) the organisation that was responsible for holding the information (ii) how many people’s data was affected, (iii) brief circumstances relating to how the data was lost, stolen or mislaid and (iv) if all, none or a proportion of the individuals whose data went missing were informed of the incident.
Our Response
I refer to your email requesting information in respect of loss of personal data.
I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested.
Most of the information that you require is already in the public domain and thus exempt from provision under Section 21 of the FOIA. Section 21 relates to information that is reasonably accessible to the applicant already. However, for your ease of reference, I have provided a link to the information that can be found on our website:
http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/about-us/information-governance/information/
I have also attached a pdf document relating to incidents that have occurred internally at the Strategic Health Authority.
I hope that this information is of use. If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request you can ask us to review our decision by writing to:-
Mr Moosa Patel
Director of Corporate Affairs
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
