Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 018-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
For the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025:
1. How many Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), also referred to as confidentiality clauses were signed with staff (current or former) by your organisation?
Please include any available breakdowns by department, staff role, or type of claim where possible.
If it is not possible to provide all of the information requested, please provide as much as you are able to within the appropriate cost and time limits.
Our response:
None
You asked:
2. Of those NDAs, how many were part of settlement agreements related to:
a) Complaints of bullying or harassment
b) Complaints of discrimination (on any protected characteristic)
c) Whistleblowing
d) Other reasons (please specify if possible)
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
3. What was the total amount of money paid out in settlement agreements that contained NDAs?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
4. What is the highest individual settlement amount paid in this period as part of a settlement agreement that contained an NDA?
Our response:
Not applicable
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.