Freedom of Information Act November 2012
Following research and anecdotal reports of the disproportionate number of black and minority
ethnic (BME) midwives involved in disciplinary proceedings in September 2011 the Royal College of
Midwives (RCM) sent a Freedom of Information Request to the 24 Trusts in the London Strategic
Health Authority that provide maternity services to gather information about the number of
midwives subject to disciplinary proceedings broken down by ethnic group.
The full report is available for download here.
