Freedom of Information request on how Avacta identified whether information is suitable or unsuitable for public disclosure by the MHRA (FOI 21-603)
Published 13 August 2021
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29th June 2021 FOI 21/603
Dear
Thank you for your information request, dated June 1st, 2021, where you asked for ‘If the MHRA are not allowed to give out this information can I ask whether other companies are allowed to do so? How have Avacta identified such information if it is not suitable for public disclosure by the MHRA? Finally, if this information is not true are you able to establish this as soon as possible?’
Unfortunately, MHRA is not able to comment on what information other companies hold or are allowed to disclose. We suggest to address these questions to the company who provided you with such information.
For your final question, unfortunately, we cannot comment on the status of the registration application under section 43 of Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, you can explore which devices are already registered with MHRA via Publicly Accessible Registration Database (PARD).
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Yours sincerely,
Enquiries Co-ordinator
Devices Division
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency