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Scientific Evidence for face masks in a school setting

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Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please send me:

The Scientific evidence, research and data (in a non-medical setting such as a school) which the government is using to make face masks mandatory for all secondary school children from 8th March. To be clear, I am asking for the specific SCIENTIFIC study which the government is basing its change in policy on, which shows that the use of face masks by secondary school children is effective in reducing transmission.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.

I would like the information to be emailed to me in electronic form.

If my request is denied in whole or in part I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to with hold any information or to charge excessive fees.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days as outlined by the statute.

Kind regards

Elizabeth Howard

Department of Health and Social Care

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Dear Ms Howard,

Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1308725).

Yours sincerely, 

Dorothy Crowe
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care

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