First Aid at Work Allowances

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should be sent within 15 working days or 20 working days if you are
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number
2009/0048004.

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
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FOI health and safety 2009/0048004

Dear Mr McPherson

Thank you for your request for information to DIUS, which we received on
30 May 2009, in which you requested details of "any reward or remuneration
awarded to members of qualified staff performing the role of a First Aider
within your department".

On 5 June, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Department
for Business, Innovation and Skills, formed by merging the Department for
Innovation Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. We have nevertheless addressed your
questions as they relate to the former Department, DIUS.

A number of staff of the former DIUS act as First Aiders alongside their
other duties, having been appropriately trained and qualified. They
receive no extra reward or remuneration as a result of this additional
responsibility.

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

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you should
make a complaint to the Department by writing to me within two calendar
months of the date of this letter. Your complaint will be considered by an
independent review panel, who were not involved in the original
consideration of your request.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint to the
Department, you may then contact the Information Commissioner's Office.

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Yours sincerely,

Rosalind Hands
BIS Corporate Centre
[1][email address]
[2]www.bis.gov.uk

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0048004.

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