FOI/2025/26/037

Request

1.      We are a law firm and act for Health Workers 4 Palestine (“HW4P”), a private company limited by guarantee (Company number: 15544250). HW4P advocates for the rights of Palestinian health workers, and its aims include ensuring that healthcare workers are protected and supported globally during humanitarian crises and armed conflict.

 

2.      The purpose of this letter is to submit a FOIA request on HW4P’s behalf, expeditious compliance with which is necessary for its vital work. The request is set out at paragraphs 4-6 below.

 

3.      As set out below, in line with ICO Guidance we ask for a prompt response to this request, and note that in any case a response is required within 20 working days.

 

Request for Information

 

4.      Please provide the number of persons who work or have worked at your NHS Trust who have been the subject to complaints on the basis of allegations of (1) antisemitism (2) islamophobia (3) racism against Palestinians and/or Arabs since 7 October 2023.

 

5.      For each of the above persons who works or has worked at your Trust, please confirm:

(i) whether the complaint(s) is/are based on allegations of antisemitism or islamophobia and/or racism towards Palestinians and/or Arabs;

(ii) the name of any organisation that submitted the complaint;

(iii) whether the complaint arises from the person’s actions at work and/or outside work;

(iv) whether the complaint is being or has been dealt with under informal or formal disciplinary procedures;

(v) the content of the complaint (deleting any personally identifiable information)

(vi) the outcome of any disciplinary hearing;

(vii) any sanction which has been applied against the person.

 

6.      Please provide the definitions used by your NHS Trust for (i) antisemitism, (ii) islamophobia, (iii) racism towards Palestinians and/or Arabs.

Response

 

• Please provide the number of persons who work or have worked at your NHS Trust who have been the subject to complaints on the basis of allegations of

(1) antisemitism . - 0 

(2) islamophobia . – 0  

(3) racism against Palestinians and/or Arabs . - 0  since 7 October 2023.

 

• For each of the above persons who works or has worked at your Trust, please confirm:

(i) whether the complaint(s) is/are based on allegations of antisemitism or islamophobia and/or racism towards Palestinians and/or Arabs; N/A

(ii) the name of any organisation that submitted the complaint; N/A

(iii) whether the complaint arises from the person’s actions at work and/or outside work; N/A

(iv) whether the complaint is being or has been dealt with under informal or formal disciplinary procedures; N/A

(v) the content of the complaint (deleting any personally identifiable information) N/A

(vi) the outcome of any disciplinary hearing; N/A

(vii) any sanction which has been applied against the person. N/A

 

• Please provide the definitions used by your NHS Trust for (i) antisemitism, (ii) islamophobia, (iii) racism towards Palestinians and/or Arabs. –

We adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of 'antisemitism' which the government adopted in 2016 and the Runnymede Trust's definition of 'Islamophobia'. Our definition of racism is defined by the Equality Act 2010 to which it states that people must not be unfairly discriminated against because of: colour, nationality or ethnic or national origins.