E-Mail Addresses

E-mail addresses are not held for all practices. Where we do hold an e-mail address, these have been withheld under the following FOI exemptions.

Section 40(2) – Personal Data

Many of these are personal email addresses rather than business email addresses. Therefore this information falls under the exemption in section 40 subsections 2 and 3 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act.  This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as:

a)  it is not fair to disclose ,a dentists’ personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress.
b) these details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of the dentist’s.

Annex A below sets out the exemption in full.

Section 31 Law enforcement

E-mail addresses can be used for illicit purposes by organised crime, such as phishing.

Annex B below sets out the exemption in full.

Mobile Phone Numbers

Please be aware that I have decided not to release [details such as dental practice, GP etc] phone numbers where those are mobile phones (numbers beginning 07). These may be personal mobiles rather than business ones. Therefore this information falls under the exemption in section 40 subsections 2 and 3 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act.  This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as:
a)  it is not fair to disclose ,a dentists’ personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress.
b) these details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of the dentist’s.

Annex A below sets out the exemption in full.

Remaining Information

A copy of the information is attached, together with notes to explain it. Note that any empty/blank cells mean we do not hold that particular piece of information, such as a phone number.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ 

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement:
“NHS Dental Services, NHSBSA Copyright 2020” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ 

Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated.  Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.