This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Terms of Reference for the Investigation into the death of Elizabeth Dixon'.


 
Freedom of Information Team 
Department of Health and Social Care 
39 Victoria Street 
London SW1H 0EU 
 
www.gov.uk/dhsc 
 
 
Mr Nicholas Wheatley  
By email to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 
10 October 2022 
 
Dear Mr Wheatley, 
 
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1419111 
 
Thank you for your request dated 22 September 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 holds information relevant to your request. 
 
However, as the information held by DHSC is in the public domain we will, under section 
21 of the FOIA (information accessible to the applicant by other means), refer you to the 
published source. Please see appendix 10, paragraph A10.2, page 105 of the report at 
The Life and Death of Elizabeth Dixon: A Catalyst for Change - November 2020 
(publishing.service.gov.uk).
 
 
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Annex 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Nicholas Wheatley <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> 
Sent: 22 September 2022 18:17 
To: FreedomofInformation <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx> 
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Terms of Reference for the Investigation into 
the death of Elizabeth Dixon 
 
Dear Department of Health and Social Care, 
 
On 26th November 2020 a report on the investigation into the death of Elizabeth Dixon 
was published. It can be found here: 
 
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Please provide the Terms of Reference for the investigation which, according to the 
foreword of the report, was commissioned by Jeremy Hunt MP as Secretary of State for 
Health at the time. 
 
Yours faithfully, 
 
Nicholas Wheatley 
 
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