This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Samsung Unsafe Fridge Freezers - Flame Retardant Back'.


Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local 
Government
Fry Building 
2 Marsham Street 
London 
SW1P 4DF
Tel:030 3444 0000
www.gov.uk/mhclg
 
A xxxxx
What Do They Know
Date: 9 April 2021
 
 
Dear A xxxxx,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - 10679856
 
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 17 March 2021 
and considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
You requested information on:
 
1. Fridge Freezers with damage to flame retardant backs 
2. Any communications between your department and Samsung in respect of 
unsafe fridge freezers that could be a fire risk 

3. Any communications between your department and third party logistics 
companies regarding damage to or dangerous fridge freezers

 
We are writing to advise you that, following a search of our records, the information 
you requested is not held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local 
Government. 
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and the Department for 
Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) may hold information in scope of your 
request. You can contact their joint FOI Team at: xxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
 
Complaints procedure
 
If you are unhappy with this response, we will review it and report back to you. (This 
is called an internal review.) If you want us to do this, let us know by return email 
within two months of receiving this response. You can also ask by letter addressed 
to:
 
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Knowledge and Information Access Team
4th Floor SE, Fry Building

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If you are unhappy with the outcome of this internal review, you can ask the 
independent Information Commissioner to investigate. The Information 
Commissioner can be contacted at email address xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx or use thei
online form at ico.org.uk/concerns or call them on 0303 123 1113.
  
Kind regards,
MHCLG FOI Team