I am publishing today’s email correspondence between Sadie Bell, me and the ICO.
The account of the injustices relating the referral of me to PREVENT and the troubling issues surrounding the obstruction of my access to my personal data being held by Sadie Bell is embedded in a much wider story that spans more than SEVEN YEARS and TWO NHS Trusts. It had been my intention to update the national press on the more recent chapters of my harrowing experiences of mental health services in Basingstoke but I have been distracted by the circus level machinations of Sadie Bell's office and the frustrating intransigence of Jason Russell at Hampshire Police. I have decided to wait for the opportune moment to write another ‘OPEN LETTER’ and address all of my concerns to the CEO and the Board of Executive Directors within the Trust, Darren Humphrey of Concerns and Complaints at the Trust, the Command and Chief Constable hierarchy within Hampshire Police, Prevent Gateway, PREVENT WATCH, Luke Murphy MP, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Health and Care Professions Council, the Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman and Della Reynolds at PHSO The True Story. I can copy in national press alongside prominent alternative media sites and social media and maybe take a pot shot at all of these addressees with one carefully chiseled and deftly delivered stone.
I will make a statement of intent to bring the multitude of serious issues to a head within the next few months. Life is currently untenable for me and another mental health crisis is looming. I have been treated appallingly by clinicians and leadership working in TWO NHS Trusts and suffered unproven damaging criminal accusations by Hampshire Police. Multiple complaints made by me remain unresolved with little appetite for continued investigation aimed toward acceptable resolution while individual clinicians and leadership staff have still not been held to account, even after years of sustained, exhaustive and robust pressure brought to bear on my part.
In the meantime, here are todays emails
‘ To Paula Flanagan at the ICO Sent at 10.46AM +icocasework;+3 others
Dear Paula,
I am absolutely certain that the questions you asked of Sadie Bell in your letter dated 16th JANUARY 2026 apply to the new
exemption
'Schedule 2, Part 1, Paragraph 2(1)(a)–(c) DPA 2018 (Crime and taxation: general): '
just as appropriately as they did with the previous
'Section 45(4)(b) exemption'
Am I right Paula?
'BOTH EXEMPTIONS ARE SUBSTANTIVELY THE SAME. YOU STILL NEED TO ABIDE BY PAULA FLANAGAN'S INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN HER LETTER TO YOU DATED 16TH JANUARY 2026 ie
'...As you are aware, the Trust must be able to justify: 1. Why it considers Mr Stock’s data is connected to law enforcement processing. 2. How providing the withheld information to Mr Stock would be likely to prejudice those crime-related purposes. 3. Whether the restriction is necessary and proportionate — a key principle referenced in ICO exemption guidance.'
Sadie, please justify points 1 to 3 above to Paula and to me.'
From: Mark Stock *******************************Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:35 AM To: BELL, Sadie (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) ******************Cc: ********************.org ************************; Anna S *********************; icocasework **********************; CONCERNSANDCOMPLAINTS (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) ***********************************Subject: Re: ICO Case reference: IC-***********
Dear Layla and Anna at PREVENT WATCH. This email is shared with you for your files.
Dear Paula,
The use of ‘exemptions’ under Data Protection Law are now obviously being wielded by Sadie Bell with interchangeable convenience so as to deny me access to records. She is, in effect, telling me that I am too stupid to notice her legal sleight of hand, believing me ignorant of Data Protection Law or too lazy to care.
I firmly believe that Sadie Bell is using and or is being instructed to use ‘lawfare’ to deny me my personal data.
I also firmly believe that my personal data is being withheld because it can be used by me to hold Gemma Stubbington, Susan Corley, the Safeguarding Board and, by association, the entirety of the Hampshire and IOW Healthcare Trust to ‘account’.
This is neither ‘law nor fair’.
The exploitation of entrusted authority through the manipulative interpretation of legal provisions for personal benefit is otherwise known as ‘corruption’.
It seems that I need to go through the ICO to have Sadie Bell answer my questions posited yesterday 9th Feb.
Sadie, please answer the following questions
What is your justification for applying this completely new exemption?
Who are the individuals likely to be caused physical or mental health harm by the disclosure?
I am seeking access to ALL records and communication between Gemma Stubbington and the Safeguarding Board relevant to the referral of me to PREVENT. Gemma Stubbington and Susan Corley of the Safeguarding Board are the only two individuals who would be identified in the disclosure. Are you seriously suggesting that Gemma Stubbington and or Susan Corley would likely to be caused physical or mental health harm by the disclosure?
I am seeking access to ALL records and communication between the Police and Gemma Stubbington and or Susan Corley and YOU. You have previously written to me insisting that the Police have instructed you to withhold ALL PREVENT DOCUMENTS. Are you seriously suggesting that the Police would likely to be caused physical or mental health harm by the disclosure?
Who was or who were the appropriate health professionals making clinical assessments of the 'SERIOUS HARM TEST'?
Do you agree that Gemma Stubbington would be disqualified as an appropriate health professional due to a conflict of interest? I am making these SAR to gather evidence of Gemma Stubbington's malpractice. Do you agree that using Gemma Stubbington as a health professional to assess a SERIOUS HARM TEST under these circumstances opens the assessment to unreasonable risk of CORRUPTION?
7. Which health professional within or associated with CMHT The Bridge Centre do you think is qualified to provide an unbiased SERIOUS HARMS TEST assessment of me?
I need to challenge this despicable and disingenuous obstruction by Sadie Bell and am making further serious complaints to you about this.
Kind regards,
Mark
From: BELL, Sadie (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) *******************Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:11 AM To: Mark Stock *******************************Cc: ********************.org ************************; ****************************; icocasework **********************; CONCERNSANDCOMPLAINTS (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <hiowh.*****************************Subject: RE: ICO Case reference: IC-***********
Dear Mr Stock
I am sorry but I am unable to answer the questions you have posed to me, as they would reveal information, already covered by the exemption that has been applied.
In reference to the questions posed to me by the ICO, I have responded back to the ICO direct on this matter.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, I will need to refer you back to the ICO, who are overseeing your complaint. I have kept them copied into this email, for transparency purposes
Regards
Sadie Bell’
