Department of Health

I request the following formal written records held by the Department of Health. For each item, please either provide the record(s) or confirm explicitly that no such record is held. 1. Strategy & Internal Preparedness Date range: 1 January 2024 – present (a) Any current written policy, strategy, framework, or briefing note adopted by the Department on identifying, monitoring, or responding to misinformation/disinformation (including public health misinformation, whether standalone or part of a wider strategy). (b) Any written record listing the names and grades of staff, or the name of any organisational unit, formally assigned responsibility for this function. (c) The most recent staff training material (slide deck, handbook, notes, or equivalent) containing content on misinformation/disinformation, together with the covering email or memo by which it was circulated internally. 2. Participation in the National Counter-Disinformation Strategy (NCDS) Date range: 1 January 2024 – present (a) Any submissions or briefing papers by the Department to the NCDS working group, consultation, or related interdepartmental bodies. (b) Any minutes or agendas (internal or external) in which the NCDS Strategy was discussed.