Request
Dear sir/madam,
Under the Freedom of Information Act please provide me with:
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How much money has been allocated by NHS East Midlands for the organisational development of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in your region for the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13?
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What is the source of the funding being used for the programme?
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Which persons and/or committees made the decision to allocate money for organisational development support for CCGs?
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How will you determine the allocation to be made available to each of the CCGs in your region? When that determination be made?
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What is the name of each of the companies tasked with providing organisational development support?
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How much money has been allocated to each of those companies?
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What process was used to select companies to provide organisational development support for CCGs in your region?
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How much money was spent on running the procurement process for tasking companies with providing organisational development support?
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Will CCGs be free to choose the type of organisational development support that they require?
I understand under the Act I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days of you receipt of this email.
Some parts of this request may be easier to answer than others. Should this prove to be the case, I would ask you release available data as soon as possible, rather than hold up the entire request.
I would prefer to receive this information electronically. If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions within the Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
If you need any clarification then please contact me at the number below or via email. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me in you find this request unmanageable in any way.
I would be grateful if you could confirm you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Our Response
I refer to your email of 13 September 2011 requesting information in respect of the organisational development of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in our region.
I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do not hold the information that you have requested in terms of the East Midlands.
How much money has been allocated by NHS East Midlands for the organisational development of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in your region for the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13?
What is the source of the funding being used for the programme?
Which persons and/or committees made the decision to allocate money for organisational development support for CCGs?
How will you determine the allocation to be made available to each of the CCGs in your region? When that determination be made?
What is the name of each of the companies tasked with providing organisational development support?
How much money has been allocated to each of those companies?
What process was used to select companies to provide organisational development support for CCGs in your region?
How much money was spent on running the procurement process for tasking companies with providing organisational development support?
Will CCGs be free to choose the type of organisational development support that they require?
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
