Organ Donation

Summary

The requester asked for annual statistics on organ donations to the UK over the past 10 years, broken down by organ type. The Department of Health and Social Care refused to provide the data directly, citing that the information was already reasonably accessible via a previous FOI publication.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 15 May 2018 and responded to on 17 May 2018.
• The authority is the Department of Health and Social Care on the Isle of Man.
• The response states that all requested information is available from a previous FOI release dated 10 April 2018.
• The request was closed under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The requester was directed to search the FOI portal for 'organ donation' to find the data.

Data Disclosed

• 15 May 2018
• 17 May 2018
• 10 April 2018
• 471133
• 10 years

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

Please can you confirm the exact number of organs (if any) that have been donated to the United Kingdom on an annual basis over the past 10 years? Please break down the type(s) of organ that were successfully transplanted / utilised i.e. heart, lungs, kidney, corneas etc, by year and number.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch Freedom of Information Team DHSC Digital Cronk Coar Strang IM4 4RJ

(01624) 642621 dhsc@foi.gov.im Website: www.gov.im/dhsc

Our ref: 471133 17 May 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15 May 2018 and which states:

"Please can you confirm the exact number of organs (if any) that have been donated to the United Kingdom on an annual basis over the past 10 years? Please break down the type(s) of organ that were successfully transplanted / utilised i.e. heart, lungs, kidney, corneas etc, by year and number."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. All of the information that you have requested is available from https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search. For your assistance, if you search organ donation, dated 10-04-18 the documentation will be available. Please quote the reference number 471133 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely