Dear Mr McPherson,

Thank you for your request dated 30/05/09. This falls to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I have listed your question below for reference.

Could you please provide details of any reward or remuneration awarded to members of qualified staff performing the role of a First Aider within your department.

First Aiders are paid an annual honorarium of £150.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you may request an independent internal review of our handling of your request.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of UKBA sending a substantive reply to your original request and should be addressed  to:

UK Border Agency
Central Freedom of Information Team
11th Floor
Lunar House, Short Corridor
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY

During the independent review the department's handling of your information request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Feakins,

Freedom of Information Team,

Resource Management Group