Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Mr Ian Dalton
request-718410-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
26 January 2021
Dear Mr Dalton,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1292744
Thank you for your request dated 14 January 2021 in which you asked the Department of Health
and Social Care (DHSC)
:
“I would like to see your full lockdown cost/benefit analysis and risk assessment for lockdowns that
takes into account not just the financial impact of the lockdown on the economy, but also the cost
to human life, mental health, effects on children and vulnerable people. It should also include the
long term effects of the economic damage caused by the lockdowns such as poverty creation,
homelessness, starvation etc. I would like to see your assessment of how lockdowns can be
justified when set against the damage and additional loss of life that we know they cause.”
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
DHSC does not hold the information you requested. You may wish to contact the Cabinet Office
(CO) directly, as it may hold the information you requested. CO can be contacted at
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx. Outside of the scope of the FOIA, and on a discretionary basis, you may be interested in the
information found at the following link:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/
944823/Analysis_of_the_health_economic_and_social_effects_of_COVID-
19_and_the_approach_to_tiering_FINAL_-_accessible_v2.pdf
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