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29 June 2009

Dear Stephen

FOI 09/0708 - First Aid at Work Reward/Remuneration

I am writing to confirm that the Department has now completed its search for the information which you requested from BERR on 30 May 2009.

Qualified staff performing the role of a First Aider in the Department that was formerly BERR do not receive any specific additional remuneration in recognition of their role as a First Aider. They undertake these roles on a voluntary basis.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown copyright on HMSOnline at:

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-home.htm 

Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Lesley Petrie

Pay and Reward Policy team

Appeals procedure

If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information, you may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of this letter. If you wish to request an internal review please contact me.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

           Wycliffe House

           Water Lane

           Wilmslow

           Cheshire

          SK9 5AF

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