- Please advise how many compromise agreements the trust has entered into since 1 April 2013.
A. This information is not recorded centrally and would take longer than 18 hours to collate. In this instance we rely on the exemption given under Section 12 of the Act as this would take longer than 18 hours to complete. Accordingly, we are unable to provide the information for this question.
- Can the trust confirm that it adopted the NHS policy of inserting a clause into compromise agreements to make it clear that workers or former workers are not prevented by compromise agreements from making public interest disclosures?
A. Yes
- If so, when did the trust adopt this policy?
A. Exact date unknown, however agreements dated 2014 onwards contain the clause
- How many of the compromise agreements reached by the trust since 1 April 2013 contained a clause which made it clear that the worker or former worker in question was not prevented by the agreement from making public interest disclosures?
A. As above, all agreements dated 2014 onwards contain the clause
- If the trust has inserted such a clause into its compromise agreements, please provide a copy of the relevant clause.
A. 1.1 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent you disclosing information:
1.1.1 pursuant to any order of any Court of competent jurisdiction; or
1.1.2 which has come into the public domain otherwise than by a breach of confidence by you or on your behalf.
1.2 Equally, nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited to clauses 11, 12 and 14, shall prejudice any rights that you have or may have under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 ("PIDA") (or any other enactment which PIDA amends) and/or any obligations that you have or may have to raise concerns about patient safety and care with regulatory and other appropriate statutory bodies pursuant to your professional and ethical obligations including those obligations set out in guidance issued by regulatory or other appropriate statutory bodies from time to time.
