Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Mr JJ Evans
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1 February 2019
Dear Mr Evans,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1162227
Thank you for your request dated 5 January in which you asked the Department of Health and
Social Care (DHSC):
“Subject: Freedom of Information request - MFT Corr Nov 2018
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Under FOI, I am requesting the following information:
Copies of all correspondence between the Infected Blood Policy team at DHSC and the
Macfarlane Trust during the period 1st November 2018 - 30th November 2018.”
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
DHSC holds the information you have requested. The emails and documents you requested are
attached to the email accompanying this letter.
Please note that some of this information has been redacted under Section 40(2) of the Freedom
of Information Act which provides for the protection of personal information. Section 40 prohibits a
public body from disclosing personally identifiable information as doing so would contravene data
protection principles.
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Yours sincerely,
Edward Franklyn
Freedom of Information Officer
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