Data Evidence to back up MOD claim that troops were informed about vaccines Gulf War 90/91

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Dear Ministry of Defence,

MOD have stated before that troops in Gulf War 90/91 were given informed consent information surrounding the vaccine program.

Personally I did not receive any information or option. (The vast majority of troops claim the same) I was concerned that it seemed very dangerous to herd us like cattle and administer so many vaccines. I challenged it. With no information I requested to opt out, as far as I'm aware my Sgt requested if I was able to do so, the answer back down the chain of command was very clear, it was NOT optional It was a Direct Order, thus I stood in at the end of the queue and have suffered the consequences ever since!

Q1
Could you please forward a copy of DATA /Document which contained the information that I and others as you claim should have been briefed on in 90/91,
The document which MOD sent out to units/medical units

Q2
Any other Data/Evidence that backs up MOD claim of ordering her Units to give Informed consent to its troops

Regards

gavin roberts

SG SecFin-Sec Gp Mailbox (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

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Dear Mr Roberts,

                            Please see the attached.  

Regards, 

Joint Medical Group Secretariat

SG SecFin-Sec Gp Mailbox (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

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Dear Mr Roberts,

                            Please see the attached.  

Regards, 

Joint Medical Group Secretariat

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Data Evidence to back up MOD claim that troops were informed about vaccines Gulf War 90/91'.

A simple request for the data/info that MOD have publically claimed in tbe past, that was sent out to be briefed to troops in ref vaccines and tablets being voluntary in the Gulf 90/91. MOD also stated may have been breached. We have not received the data requested.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

gavin roberts

CIO-FOI-IR (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

Dear Mr Roberts,

Further to your email of 20 February to the Joint Medical Group Secretariat, in which you have agreed to refine your request to the searches below, can you please confirm if you still require an internal review of your requests for information, listed under the following references:

Request of 17 December 2018 - FOI2018/16009
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Request of 2 January 2019 - FOI2019/00065
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Request of 10 January 2019 - FOI2019/00468
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Regards
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

-----Original Message-----
From: gavin roberts <[email address]>
Sent: 20 February 2019 12:56
To: SG SecFin-Sec Gp Mailbox (MULTIUSER) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Statistic of Non Deployed Gulf Troops suffering Gulf War Illness

Dear SG SecFin-Sec Gp Mailbox (MULTIUSER),

Thankyou, If yiu could carry out these searches please

Regards,

gavin roberts

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Roberts,
Thank you for your e-mail of 18 February 2019 (below) and writing to the Joint Medical Group Secretariat in the first instance, in accordance with advice in our letter to you of 18 January. We regret that you were dissatisfied with the response.

As explained, it is not possible within the appropriate limit to determine any of the following:

1. The last date MOD administered Pertusis and Anthrax simultaneously in the Armed Forces 2. The last date MOD administered multiple vaccines (5 or more simultaneously and/or within 4 weeks) 3. The percentage (%) of the vaccine regime (inc Anthrax) prepared troops that DID NOT DEPLOY INTO THEATRE (Saudi, Iraq, Kuwait) are suffering/have suffered Gulf War symptoms?

The information required to answer these questions is not held centrally. It would require the retrieval and review of potentially thousands of Service medical records to provide a definitive response to each question. This would exceed the appropriate limit several times over.

However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) can provide details of any relevant Defence policy on the administering of vaccines, which might include dates of when the policy changed. Also, as explained in our letter of 18 January, a search for information you requested on 2 January and 6 January can also be conducted within the appropriate limit. Please confirm if you would like the MOD to conduct these searches.

If you do not wish the MOD to do so and instead wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content of the response, you can request an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [email address]). Please note that any request for an internal review should be made within 40 working days of the date of this response.

If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise your complaint directly to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website at https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl....

Regards,

Joint Medical Group Secretariat

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    20190517 Rev Mr Gavin Roberts Gulf War data MOD final review resp to aggregated requests.pdf

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Dear Mr Roberts,

 

Please find attached MOD’s internal review response to your requests, our
references: FOI2018/16009, FOI2019/00065, FOI2019/00220 and FOI2019/00468.

 

Regards,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team