16 April 2015

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DECISION NOTICE

Dear Requester,

FOI Reference Number: 11817

I refer to your email of 27 June 2016 requesting information in respect of financial efficiency of the CCG.

I can confirm on behalf of Warwickshire North CCG and in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested. A response to each element of your request is detailed below:

1) Please state the total number and value of Accounts Payable invoices processed by the organisation in the last financial year (15/16)

2) In the last five years, please state the name(s) of all external organisation(s) used to review AP and identify and recover erroneous payments, and the period(s) reviewed by each.

3) Please state the total value of moneys recovered by each provider in the period(s) reviewed.

4) Please state the total amount paid to any external parties for this review work.

Our response:

Question 1:

Warwickshire North CCG / 2015-16 / 2015-16
Number / Value £
Total Non-NHS Trade Invoices Paid in the Year / 8,269 / £42,696,839.42
Total NHS Trade Invoices Paid in the Year / 2,385 / £173,296,404.03
Total invoices paid within 2015/16 / 10,654 / £215,993,243.45

Questions 2-4: Nil.

I hope that this answers your queries with the information we currently hold, but if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

All information we have provided is subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. Accordingly, if the information has been made available for re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL) a request to re-use is not required, but the licence conditions must be met. You must not re-use any previously unreleased information without having the consent from NHS Warwickshire North CCG. Should you wish to re-use previously unreleased information then you must make your request in writing (email will suffice) to the FOI Lead . All requests for re-use will be responded to within 20 working days of receipt.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to

NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

FOI TEAM

Cross O’Cliff Court

Lincoln

LN4 2NH

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by GEM.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, telephone 0845 630 6060, email

Yours faithfully,

Kathryn Jacklin

FOI Officer

Arden &GEM Commissioning Support Unit

On behalf of

Warwickshire North CCG