FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03334
- Request Date
- September 26, 2019
- Subject
- Brexit Costs
- Description
I would like to request the finance costs (both revenue and capital) incurred in complying with the EU exit operational readiness guidance issued on 21 December 2018 by the Department of Health and Social Care.
This guidance asks NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups to: “Record costs (both revenue and capital) incurred in complying with this guidance. Costs with a direct financial impact should be recorded separately to opportunity costs.”
The guidance can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/768077/eu-exit-operational-readiness-guidance.pdf
Please can this information:
1). Be provided from 22nd December 2018 to the date of this FOI 26 September 2019.
2). Split the costs into
a) direct financial impact
b) opportunity costs
- Response
1). For the period 22nd December 2018 to 26 September 2019 the costs incurred are:
a) Direct £538
b) Opportunity £6,342