THE PREVENT FILES # 3
Before I go further and publish the email thread between the Director of Information Governance at HIOWH Trust, Sadie Bell and me from last Friday, 6th February, 2026 I will explain the following.
I had received my most recent medical records from Larissa Cleverely, Admin/secretary ACP at HIOWH Trust on the 9th September, 2025. I replied with a new request on the same day…
‘Hi Lara,
I wrote to you on the 9th September, 2025 requesting
'Please forward ANY and ALL information that the Trust holds that mentions me, by name, that has been generated by Susan Corley and the Safeguarding board in relation to the referral of me to Prevent even if that information has not been logged onto my medical records.’
Then, more than THREE MONTHS LATER, I received the following email
‘From: ACCESSTORECORDS (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) *****************************Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 1:48 PMTo: Mark Stock *******************************Cc: ACCESSTORECORDS (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) *****************************; BELL, Sadie (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) ******************Subject: *******_Closure
Dear Mark
Thank you for your patience whilst I have reviewed your request.
Your request was reviewed the intention of release, however, having reviewed the information with relevant parties, I am afraid that on this occasion I am unable to disclose the information to you. This information is exempt under Section 45(4) (b) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption permits data controllers to withhold information from a Subject Access Request (SAR) if it is a necessary and proportionate measure to prevent, detect, investigate, or prosecute criminal offences or execute criminal penalties…
Yours sincerely
Liz Bega’
I immediately lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Despite there being a 29 week waiting time for complaints at the ICO, Paula Flanagan Lead Case Officer Information Commission authorised urgent attention and issued the following letter to Sadie Bell on the 16th February, 2026
‘Sadie Bell Director of Information Governance Hampshire and IOW NHS Foundation Trust
By email only to: Sadie.bell********
16 January 2026
Case reference number: IC************
Dear Sadie Bell
We have received a data protection complaint from Mark Stock
(*******************************), about the way Hampshire and IOW NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’) is handling their personal information.
As you know, the ICO considers complaints from individuals who believe there has been an infringement of data protection law. We are required to investigate a complaint to the extent we feel is appropriate and inform the complainant of the outcome under Section 165 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Details of this complaint
Mr Stock has provided us with sufficient supporting information and documents for me to establish that you appear to be aware of the background to this complaint.
One particular email they have sent us appears to give an overview of their key concerns, as within it they say, “I sincerely DO NOT understand why Section 45(4) (b) of the Data Protection Act 2018 has been used as an exemption permitting the withholding of information from my Subject Access Request (SAR). Is it possible for you to explain to me how withholding information about ME is a necessary and proportionate measure to prevent, detect, investigate, or prosecute criminal offences or execute criminal penalties? I am NOT aware of being the subject of any criminal offences or criminal penalties.”
We want you to revisit Mr Stock’s data protection complaint and tell us whether you are satisfied that you are handling this individual’s personal information in accordance with data protection law.
• If you believe you have fully complied with data protection law in this case, you should clearly and concisely explain your reasoning to us now.
• If you have fully complied with Mr Stock’s ongoing data protection issues, it would be helpful if you could send us a copy of any final response you may have sent to the individual in which you explain this.
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.
If the Trust cannot demonstrate this convincingly, then reliance on Section 45(4)(b) would not be valid.
• Provide us with further information
If possible, please provide us with your full and considered response by 30 January. Please provide us with any information you feel may assist us with our enquiries into this matter.
Our website also contains advice and guidance about processing personal data and your organisation’s obligations under the data protection law. I recommend that you review this and in particular our accountability framework which includes a self-assessment.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely
Paula Flanagan Lead Case Officer Information Commission.’
And, incredibly, this was Sadie Bell’s response, received by me last Friday…
‘From: BELL, Sadie (HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <sadie.bell*********Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:11 AMTo: Mark Stock *******************************Cc: icocasework *************************Subject: RE: ICO Case reference: IC************
Dear Mr Stock
In reference to the below and the attached letter we have received from the ICO, I have been reviewing this case with the ICO. I am writing to confirm that, as a Trust and Data Controller, we must still uphold exemptions under Data Protection Legislation and are therefore unable to release the information you have requested. However, we do recognise the need to amend the exemptions previously applied.
We are withdrawing the Section 45(4)(b) exemption, as we acknowledge that this was not the most appropriate exemption for this case.
We are instead applying the following exemptions:
Schedule 2, Part 1, Paragraph 2(1)(a)–(c) DPA 2018 (Crime and taxation: general): This permits us to restrict data subject rights where disclosure would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or the assessment of risk; and
Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph 18 DPA 2018 (Health, education and social work data): This permits restriction where disclosure would be likely to cause serious harm to the physical or mental health of any individual.
I appreciate that this may not be the outcome you were hoping for following our review. To support transparency and ensure you have a clear route for further challenge if you wish, I have copied the ICO into this response and included your case reference number should you wish to take this matter forward with them.
Regards
Sadie Bell.’
SO! Rather than accept compliance with my Subject Access Request, as advised by the Information Commissioner’s Office, Sadie Bell opts for further obstruction and cites an amended 'exemption' culled from Data Protection Law and introduces a second, entirely new 'exemption'.
WHY?!
This is LAWFARE, a disingenuous act designed to subvert data regulation law in an attempt to hinder and or wear down my resolve.
“Lawfare” is a modern term that combines law and warfare. It generally means using the law (or legal systems) as a weapon to damage, control, or delegitimise an opponent.' - https://wacommonlaw.au/defining-lawfare/
Why would the Trust persistently choose a course of action so corrosive to the spirit of transparency, cooperation and trust?
I have been asking for this information since the 9th September, 2025, FIVE FUCKING MONTHS AGO!
Why is the Trust so determined to deny access to the documented conversations between Gemma Stubbington and the Safeguarding Board of the Trust under Susan Corley? What is contained in the alleged advice offered by Susan Corley for Gemma Stubbington to go ahead with the referral of me to counter-terrorism, PREVENT that they don’t want me to read?
What the actual fuck are they trying to hide?!!
I will continue with this email thread in THE PREVENT FILES # 4 and also share the email received from Jason Russell at JIMU Hampshire Police on the same day that also advises continued, cynical and vexatious obstruction.
