Freedom of Information request on what do to if a public body does not hold requested information (FOI 21-585)
Published 13 August 2021
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3rd June 2021 FOI 21/585
Dear,
Thank you for getting in touch. Under the FOI Act, if the public body does not hold the requested information they do not need to obtain it from an external source. You can just respond with “information not held”. You may however advise the enquirer to contact the MHRA to obtain this information directly.
Kind regards,
Pharmacovigilance Service Team, Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines Division