I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which I received on 15 May 2024 for information about the following:

My request pertains to the report published by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts named Penalty charge notices in healthcare, One Hundred and Fifteenth Report of Session 2017–19.

Link: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmpubacc/2038/2038.pdf

My request is, with regard to each of the six Recommendations made in the report,

1. Did the Department write to the Committee?

2. On what date did the Department write to the Committee?

3. Was the date within the time-frame suggested by the Recommendation?

4. Please publish the response that was sent to the Committee.

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority.

However it is possible that Department of Health and Social Care may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Email: dhsc.publicenquiries@dhsc.gov.uk

Web https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request