This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request '19th December, 2018'.


 
 
Freedom of Information Team 
Department of Health and Social Care                 www.gov.uk/dhsc 
39 Victoria Street 
London SW1H 0EU 
 
Amanda Hart  
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31 May 2019 
 
 
Dear Ms Hart,  
 
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1175289 
 
Thank you for your request dated 2 May in which you asked the Department of Health and Social 
Care (DHSC):  
 
“From the information held on file/in diary please confirm whether the Secretary of State was 
engaged in having Christmas drinks at any time between 18:30 and 23:30 on 19th December, 
2018.”   
   
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 
 
DHSC holds information in relation to your request; however, we are withholding this information 
under section 40(2) of the FOIA (personal information), as we consider disclosure would 
contravene data protection principles. 
 
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an internal review. This should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the 
response to your original letter and should be addressed to the address at the top of this letter, or 
the email address at the end of this letter. 
   
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cannot make a decision unless you have already appealed our original response, and received our 
internal review response.   The ICO will not usually investigate concerns where there has been an 
undue delay in bringing it to their attention. You should raise your concerns with them within three 
months of your last meaningful contact with us. 
 
The ICO can be contacted at:  
   
The Information Commissioner's Office  
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane  
Wilmslow 

Cheshire  
SK9 5AF  
 
https://ico.org.uk/concerns/  
 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Lauren Der 
Freedom of Information Officer 
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