FOI – 2025 000147 Diagnostics Task And Finish Group Meeting Papers (HTML)

Date received – 06 June 2025 | Date responded – 17June 2025

Request

Original Request:

Please treat this as a freedom of information request.

Please provide the following in relation to the diagnostics task and finish group:

1. Meeting minutes, agendas, briefings and papers for meetings from October 2024 to present.
2. The group’s most recent terms of reference.

I originally requested this information from the Scottish government but they said the information was held by the National Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland.

Clarification Request:

Please provide the following in relation to the diagnostics oversight board:

1. Meeting minutes, agendas, briefings and papers for meetings from October 2024 to present.
2. The group’s most recent terms of reference.

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 27 May 2025 requesting the following information:

Original Request:

Please provide the following in relation to the diagnostics task and finish group:

1. Meeting minutes, agendas, briefings and papers for meetings from October 2024 to present.

2. The group’s most recent terms of reference.

Clarification Request:

Please provide the following in relation to the diagnostics oversight board:

1. Meeting minutes, agendas, briefings and papers for meetings from October 2024 to present.

2. The group’s most recent terms of reference.

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), an organisation is not required to provide information it does not hold. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) can confirm there has been no oversight board meetings held within the timeframe you have requested.

We can provide you with the agenda, minutes of meeting and the groups Terms of Reference for the oversight board meeting held in August 2024. Please find attached Appendix 1 – Meeting Papers_Redacted. Some of the documentation being released includes personal data of third parties, specifically, names and email addresses of individuals which have not been released into the public domain. Where this is the case, these details have been redacted in line with exception Section 38 ((1)(b)) of FOISA.

I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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