Request for information regarding police custody healthcare contracts

Reference: 24030

Date Added: Friday, January 10, 2025

Category: Miscellaneous

Disclosure Details

Thank you for your email.

Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.

 

You requested the following information:

 

Please can you provide the following information regarding your police custody healthcare contracts.

Name of current provider

Start date of contract

end date of contract

Options for extensions

any known decisions on extensions

Name of the healthcare clinical IT system being used Name of the Police custody IT system Total value of contract

 

No information held - I can see from your email that you have also contacted Gwent Police who are the appropriate authority to contact for this information.

 

The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.

 

You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website:

https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/

 

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner is an independent regulator whose details can be found using the following link  https://ico.org.uk/

 

You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely

 

Swyddog Llywodraethu | Governance Officer

                           

 Swyddfa Comisynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu Gwent

| Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent

                           

                           

Pencadlys yr Heddlu | Police Headquarters | Llantarnam Parkway | Llantarnam | NP44 3FW