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Freedom of Information Act 2000 |
Publication Scheme for the Committee on the Medical Effects
of Air Pollutants
The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants
(COMEAP) is an advisory committee of independent experts that provides advice
to Government Departments and Agencies on all matters concerning the potential
toxicity and effects upon health of air pollutants. The Committee reports to the
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson.
Responsibility
for the Publication Scheme, on behalf of the organisation will lie with the Chair
of COMEAP. Dr Simon Dyer on behalf of the secretariat will take responsibility
for the routine maintenance of the scheme.
In accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, COMEAP have agreed to publish and continue to publish
the information listed below. This satisfies the requirement of the Act, that
all public bodies make information available proactively by virtue of the Publication
Scheme set out in section 19 of the Act.
From November 2002, COMEAP
has agreed to publish, and continue to publish:
- Terms of
reference
An outline of the objectives of the Committee
-
Membership
A list of the Members and Chair of the Committee and their
employers.
- Members' Interests
A list of the personal
and non-personal interests which Committee Members and Chair has in non-Government
organisations.
- Meeting agendas and minutes
A programme
of topics for discussion at each forthcoming Committee meeting together with a
written record of the discussions that took place at each meeting.
-
Reports and Statements
Electronic copies of reports and statements written
by the Committee.
- Secretariat contact addresses
Contact points, addresses and telephone numbers for the Committee Secretariat.
- Committee meeting papers
Papers written, usually
by the Secretariat, for discussion at Committee meetings and in preparation for
future reports and statements issued by the Committee. Papers, reports and statements
will be made publicly available subject to the Code of Practice on Open Government,
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations
This information will be made available free of charge from
the COMEAP website, although hard copies of some of the Reports may be available
at a cost. Meeting agendas will appear on the website two weeks before the relevant
meeting. A short note of each meeting will appear on the site within a week of
the meeting and the full minutes will available shortly after the next meeting.
Meeting papers will also appear on the website shortly after each meeting, subject
to the Code of Practice on Open Government, the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and the Environmental Information Regulations. The Committee is required as a
scientific Non-Departmental Public Body to comply with the regulations laid out
in the Code of Practice on Open Government and the Environmental Information Regulations,
as well as the Freedom of Information Act.
Freedom of Information Act
enquiries can be sent to the Secretariat c/o
Sue Kennedy
Administrative
Secretary
Health Protection Agency
Centre for Radiation and Chemical Hazards
Chemical
Hazards and Poisons Division (Head Office)
Chilton,
Didcot,
Oxon
OX11
0RQ
Tel: +44 (0)1235 841475
Fax: +44 (0)1235 841478
Email: Sue.Kennedy@hpa.org.uk
Other
Contacts
Further information on the Code of Practice on Open Government
can be found on the Office of Science and Technology's website: http://www.ost.gov.uk
or by contacting the Office for Science and Technology general enquiry line
on 020 7215 3817
Further information on the Environmental Information
Regulations can be found on the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'
(DEFRA) website: http://www.defra.gov.uk
or by contacting the DEFRA public enquiry line on 08459 335577
COMEAP Secretariat
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