This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Water Fluoridation: Risk Analysis, Cost Analysis, Health Analysis'.


 
Freedom of Information Team 
Department of Health and Social Care 
39 Victoria Street 
London SW1H 0EU 
 
www.gov.uk/dhsc 
 
 
Ms Joy Warren 
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 
24 November 2022 
 
Dear Ms Warren, 
 
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1424822 
 
Thank you for your request dated 3 October to the Department of Health and Social Care 
(DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex. 
 
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 
 
DHSC does not holds information relevant to your request. 
 
The Department has not completed an Environment Risk Assessment, Health Risk 
Assessment or Cost Analysis in relation to the proposed expansion of water fluoridation for 
the North-East of England. A public consultation on the proposals will take place in 
accordance with the Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022 in 
2023, although the exact date has not yet been set. When launched, the consultation will 
provide information to ensure respondents sufficiently understand the context and impacts 
of the water fluoridation proposals. 
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Annex 
 
From: Joy Warren <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> 
Sent: 03 November 2022 16:30 
To: FreedomofInformation <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx> 
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Water Fluoridation: Risk Analysis, Cost 
Analysis, Health Analysis 
 
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Dear Department of Health and Social Care, 
 
On 7th March 2022, Earl Howe (Minister for Health) on winding up a debate on the Water 
Fluoridation clauses in the Health and Care Bill 2021-2, stated: 
 
“Finally, any future public consultation on expansion would also include information on the 
impact of any proposals on health, the environment and cost-benefit analysis.” 
 
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A Public Consultation on Water Fluoridation has been announced for the North-East of 
England, presumably to begin in the New Year (2023).  There are two months remaining of 
2022 so an Environment Risk Assessment, a Health Risk Assessment and a Cost Analysis 
should be well under way, if not complete. 
 
Please let me see these assessments and cost analysis if completed.  If not completed, 
please let me know the expected date of publication. 
 
Yours faithfully, 
 
Joy Warren