Details about the Public Health England Alcohol Leadership Board

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Dear Public Health England,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information about the Public Health England Alcohol Leadership Board:

- Who are the individuals, and from what organisations, that sit on the Alcohol Leadership Board?
- How is the membership of the Board determined? And what skills and experiences are sought?
- How often do meetings take place?
- Are the minutes and agenda from meetings available? And if so, can they be provided?
- How long can a member have a seat on the Leadership Board? Is there a defined time, or is the position indefinite?

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this message. I would be grateful if you could confirm that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Oliver

FOI, Public Health England

We acknowledge receipt of your email and request for information, which will be treated as a request for information under statutory access legislation.

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Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
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Dear Mr Lewis,

Please find attached Public Health England's response to your request.

Kind regards,

FOI Team

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for providing the this information, it's much appreciated.

It's mentioned that "minutes have not yet been finalised and have therefore not been included". However, with agendas dating back to July 2016 and some items being 'minutes from the last meeting' (15 January, for instance) - surely this indicates that some minutes have been ratified?

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Lewis

FOI, Public Health England

Dear Mr Lewis,

We acknowledge receipt of your email and request for information, which will be treated as a request for information under statutory access legislation.

Please note that requests under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) will receive a response within 20 working days from the day following the date of receipt of your request.

If the request is for your personal data (i.e. a Subject Access Request) under the Data Protection Act, then we will respond  within one month of the receipt of the request.

Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
[PHE request email]
Tel: 020 8327 6920 
www.gov.uk/phe   Follow us on Twitter @PHE uk

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FOI, Public Health England

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Dear Mr Lewis,

Please find attached Public Health England's response to your request.

Kind regards,

FOI Team

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Dear Public Health England,

After further searches online we have found the full version of Terms of Reference document you had redacted about the Alcohol Leadership Board (https://bit.ly/2BBEfjR).

We have a few more follow up questions:
- In your previous message it mentioned that “under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act, public authorities are not obliged to provide information that is intended for future publication”, why was it assumed made that we intend to publish this information? And can you clarify why that would be a problem even if that was our intention, especially as the information is already in the public domain?
- Can you clarify why as these appointments are to a public body developing public policy why is it not in the public interest to know?
- Can the minutes that were previously provided be resent without redactions of the members?

Kind regards,
Oliver

FOI, Public Health England

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Dear Mr Lewis,

Please find attached Public Health England's response.

Kind Regards

FOI Team

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