Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 received Royal Assent on 30 November 2000. The Act supersedes the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 1997 (the Code of Practice) Freedom of Information Act 2000

If you wish to request information from the Department of Health, contact our Customer Service Centre. If you wish to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, or the Environmental Information Regulations, please mark your correspondence “Freedom of Information”.

• email the Department of Health

Or you can write to: Linda Percival, Customer Service Centre, Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NL

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request you can write to the Freedom of Information Unit. The Unit will then follow the DH FOI complaints process. We aim to respond to your complaint within 20 working days.

If an applicant is dissatisfied with the outcome of their request for information they can seek to resolve the issue by invoking the DH FOI complaints process.

Recent releases of information arising from freedom of information requests.

The aim of the Scheme is to explain what information the Department of Health makes available to the public, and wherever possible provide an easy method of accessing this information. Our Scheme has been approved by the Information Commissioner and ensures that we meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act requires every public authority to specify what information they publish (in terms of information 'classes'), how the information is made available, and whether it is available free of charge or upon payment.