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Freedom of Information request Catering Procurement

Response published: 13 February 2026
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FOI Request

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information in relation to your organisation’s catering procurement: 1. The total amount spent on bacon and ham products (including, but not limited to, fresh, frozen, processed, or pre-packaged bacon and ham) for each of the last 5 full financial years. 2. Where available, a breakdown of this expenditure by financial year. For the avoidance of doubt, this request relates only to expenditure on bacon and ham products and does not require information on other meat products. If the information is held electronically, I would prefer it to be provided in a machine-readable format such as Excel or CSV. If fulfilling this request in full would exceed the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could provide advice and assistance under section 16 of the Act as to how the request could be refined. I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 032-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. The total amount spent on bacon and ham products (including, but not limited to, fresh, frozen, processed, or pre-packaged bacon and ham) for each of the last 5 full financial years.

2. Where available, a breakdown of this expenditure by financial year.

Our response:

The Trust does not track spend on individual items within the provisions budget therefore we are unable to provide a response.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.