Internal Reference Number: FOI_9078
Date Request Received: 03/12/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 03/12/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: DSPT-Relevant Current & Incoming Suppliers
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information: A list of all external suppliers, contractors, or partner organisations who currently fall within the remit of the NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT) for your organisation. This includes any supplier that handles patient data, accesses NHS systems, or provides digital, software, cloud, data-processing, or cyber-security services requiring DSPT compliance. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9078 - Due diligence updates levels 2024-25 - Dec 24 updates.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: A list of any new, incoming, or planned suppliers (contracted or due to go live within the next 12 months) who will fall within the DSPT remit for the same reasons. | |
| Answer To Question 2: This is not recorded. We would only check suppliers at the point of procurement and do our due diligence as part of the DPIA. We wouldn鈥檛 do this in advance. | |
| Question Number 3: For each supplier identified in Q1 or Q2, please confirm (if recorded): - Whether they are required to maintain a 鈥淪tandards Met鈥� DSPT submission - The date you last checked or verified their DSPT status (or expected verification date for new suppliers) | |
| Answer To Question 3: Our contract templates generally say that compliance must be maintained. And the check is done annually. | |
| Question Number 4: Does your organisation maintain an internal register or log of DSPT-relevant suppliers (including planned or onboarding suppliers)? - If yes, please provide the relevant extract. - If no, please confirm that no such register exists. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see attached | |
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