Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Mr Matt Smith
By email to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
9 April 2024
Dear Mr Smith,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1501952
Thank you for your request dated 20 March to the Department of Health and Social Care
(DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex.
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
DHSC does not hold the information you have requested. This is because we are not the
appropriate authority to contact on this subject.
However, you may wish to contact the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which may
hold information relevant to your request. Contact details for UKHSA can be found at
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency. If you are not satisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to appeal by
asking for an internal review. This should be sent to
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or
to the address at the top of this letter and be submitted within two months of the date of
this letter.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communication.
If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may complain directly
to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Generally, the ICO cannot make a
decision unless you have already appealed our original response and received our internal
review decision. You should raise your concerns with the ICO within three months of your
last meaningful contact with us.
Guidance on contacting the ICO can be found at
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us and
information about making a complaint can be found at
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint. Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Annex
From: Matt Smith <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 2:36 PM
To: FreedomofInformation <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Primer Design
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Please provide me with all internal email threads (together with attachments and
documents), that relate to the dispute between the DHSC and Primer Design (possibly
typed as a single word, Primerdesign) or its parent company, Novacyt.
Yours faithfully,
Matt Smith
