Holding health service to account? FoI requests could cost £4,000 under Tory plan

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An ambulance drives past St Mary's Hospital where Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth in London June 20, 2013. Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will give birth to the future heir to the British throne in the same hospital where the late Princess Diana gave birth to Princes William and Harry, royal sources said on Wednesday. The sources said the royal couple have still not been told the sex of the baby which is due next month as they want it to be a surprise. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH) - RTX10UUC

‘Conservative Party plans to crack down on Freedom of Information (FoI) rights could see charges of up to £4,000 levied on those gathering data on National Health Service (NHS) structures such as clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

Most public institutions are required to answer FoI requests for free, but under new plans reportedly under consideration by a commission set up by the Tories, some areas of the NHS could charge up to £20 per request.

Under the plans, CCGs would charge the maximum amount, meaning requests on all 209 groups would cost £4,180.’

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