In accordance with the HM Treasury guidance ‘Transparency – Publication of Spend over £25,000’, NHS Somerset has made a commitment to publish all transactions over £25,000. You can view details of the transactions by clicking on the link below. Each month’s transactions will be published by the fifteenth working day of each month. It is hoped that the publication of this information will increase transparency and facilitate better public understanding of how public authorities carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do, and how they spend public money.
In accordance with the HM Treasury guidance, ‘Transparency – Publication of Spend over £25,000’ the transactions not included within the publication are:
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salary payments to staff
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transactions considered to be commercially sensitive by NHS Somerset which cannot be disclosed under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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personal information protected by the Data Protection Act 1998 and Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Further information
You can view a copy of theHM Treasury guidance ‘Transparency – Publication of Spend over £25,000’ on their website at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk.
You can view further information related to data transparency at http://data.gov.uk/
If you require any further explanation about the information published under this guidance, please contact our Freedom of Information Officer. Details are at www.somersetpct.nhs.uk/welcome/about-us/freedom-of-information/
