Police information requests

Police requests for information

Coroner requests for information

Please forward all Police requests for information in writing (which can be in email form) to:

Email: Police.Enquiries@secamb.nhs.uk

Please forward all Coroner requests for information in writing (which can be in email form) to:

Email: Coroner.Enquiries@secamb.nhs.uk

For police enquiries within Kent:

SECAmb, Kent Headquarters, Heath Road, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4BG

Phone: 01622 747 010, Fax: 01622 740355

For police enquiries within Sussex/Surrey:

SECAmb, Lewes Headquarters, 40-42 Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7 2XW

Phone: 0300 1230999, Fax: 01273 489466

Police Request for Information

In general health records / confidential patient information will not be disclosed to the Police without the patient’s consent or without a Court Order.

However in some circumstances information will be made available to the police if it would be in the substantial public interest to release the requested information, and obtaining the patient’s consent would prejudice the prevention or detection of a serious crime / the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.

All Police requests for information must include:

A Section 29 Data Protection Act Certificate OR (where appropriate), the patient's / individual's written authority to release information to the Police OR
The time, date and location of the incident
The offence(s) being investigated
What information is required
The reason the information is required

Please note: We will be unable to process any Police requests for information where the details outlined above are not received with your application.

Where available the following information should also be included:

The patient’s name and address
The name of the hospital the patient was conveyed too (where applicable)
The South East Coast Ambulance incident reference number (where known)
The Crime Reference number or Police Authority serial number

Coroner requests for information

Within your written request for information please confirm:

The patient's name and address
The time, date and exact location of the incident
The name of the hospital the patient was conveyed to (where applicable)
The South East Coast Ambulance incident reference number (where known)
What information is required