Near East Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Website
: https://www.gov.uk
Joyce Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
08 May 2018
Dear Joyce Brown,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST REF: 0400-18
Thank you for your email of 11 April 2018 asking for information under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000. You asked:
“
What is the total sum of funding; including money, equipment, materials and resources, that
the British Government has provided to the White Helmets, also known as Syria Civil
Defence (SCD) either directly, or via any channels? This FOI question concerns any and all
time periods. Thank you.”
I am writing to confirm that we have now completed the search for the information that you
requested, and I can confirm that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office does hold
information relevant to your request.
As of 31 March 2018, the total sum of funding that the British Government has supplied to
the White Helmets is £38,425,591.23.
If you would like to request a review of our decision, or if you wish to make a complaint,
please write to the Central FOI Team at Room WH2.177, King Charles Street, London
SW1A 2AH, or by e-mail t
o xxxxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.xx. Please note that you have 40 working
days from the date of this letter in which to submit a request for an internal review.
If you are not content with the outcome of the above, you may then apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a review of our response. Generally, the Information
Commissioner will only carry out a review once you have exhausted the internal FCO
complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Near East Department
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