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Read moreThe Freedom of Information Act requires every public authority to have a publication scheme, approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and to publish information covered by the scheme.
We are committed to routinely publishing certain classes of information, such as policies and procedures, minutes of meetings, annual reports and financial information.
Who we are and what we do
Organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.
- Organisational strategy
- Building investigation excellence: our strategy for strengthening the capability of healthcare investigations
- Board papers: performance report
How we make decisions
Policy proposals and decisions, decision making processes and records of decisions, internal criteria and procedures and consultations.
- How we decide what to investigate
- Board papers: agendas, supporting papers and minutes
- Public consultations
Our policies and procedures
Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities.
Lists and registers
Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to our functions.
List of contractors and suppliers
Details of the organisations that HSSIB works with is available upon request. Please email enquiries@hssib.org.uk.
Register of interests
The register of interests held for any HSSIB staff who are engaged directly or indirectly in procurement decisions, the awarding of contracts or the recruitment of staff is available upon request. Please email enquiries@hssib.org.uk.
The register of interests held for the HSSIB Board are available on each individual Board member's biography page, available under our team.
Information asset register
All information assets and associated systems are identified and included in the HSSIB Information Asset Register and are managed by individual Information Asset Owners.
The principal information assets managed by HSSIB are:
- The HSSIB Information Management System (HIMS), a database that contains our investigation case files.
- NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system to store staff records.
- Oracle/Payroll/Expenses systems that store staff payment details.
- Microsoft systems (SharePoint) that store electronic business/corporate information.
The services we offer
Advice and guidance, leaflets, booklets and newsletters, transactions and media releases, and a description of the services offered:
Freedom of information
All of our responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are available in our disclosure log.
If you cannot find the information you’re looking for through this publication scheme, in our disclosure log, or elsewhere on our website, you can request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please email your request to FOI@hssib.org.uk.
Alternatively, send your freedom of information request to: Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA.