Our ref: DE00000295174

22 April 2008

Dear Mr Mathers,

Thank you for your email of 28 March to the Department of Health requesting, under the Freedom of Information Act, information about the Department’s meetings with the Society of Homeopaths over the last two years. Your email has been passed to me for reply.

I can confirm that there have been no meetings between the Department and the Society of Homeopaths over the last two years.

If you have any queries about this response, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

I hope this reply is helpful. If you are unhappy with the way the Department of Health has handled your request you may ask for an internal review. You should write to the Section Head of the Freedom of Information group at the Department of Health, quoting the reference number above:

Freedom of Information Unit

Department of Health

Room 334b

Skipton House

80 London Road

SE1 6LH

Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

William Scott

Customer Service Centre

Department of Health