South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

Freedom of Information We are committed to being open and transparent. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 gives members of the public a right to request access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities. This year, we received 272 FOI requests. We responded to 250 of these within 20 days. As well as responding to requests for information, we must publish information proactively. The Freedom of Information Act requires every public body to have a publication scheme, approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and to publish information covered by the scheme. The scheme sets out our commitment to make certain classes of information routinely available, such as policies and procedures, minutes of meetings, annual reports and financial information. The seven classes of information are broad and cover all the formal types of information we hold: • Who we are and what we do. • What we spend and how we spend it. • What are our priorities and how we are doing. • How we make decisions. • Our policies and procedures. • Lists and registers. • Services we offer. The scheme is designed to increase transparency. Members of the public should be able to routinely access information that is in the public interest and is safe to disclose. Without the publication scheme, members of the public may not know what information we have available. Find out more about Freedom of Information, make an information request and read our publication scheme on our website at www.swlondonccg.nhs.uk/contact-us/data- protection-and-freedom-of-information 112 | NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group