Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
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Ms Louise Bicknell
By email to
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
26 January 2023
Dear Ms Bicknell,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1431752
Thank you for your request dated 30 December to the Department of Health and Social
Care (DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex.
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Annex
-----Original Message-----
From: Louise Bicknell xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: 30 December 2022 12:29
To: FreedomofInformation xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce SB and
PB agendas and action/decision logs
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
For both the Antivirals and Therapeutics Task Force Strategy Board and the Programme
Board, please provide:
- Copies of all agendas (not the underlying papers supporting the agenda items)
circulated before the meetings to attendees; and
- Copies of all action logs/decision logs circulated after the meetings For the period 1 April
to 1 December 2022
Yours faithfully,
Louise Bicknell
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