Table of Freedom of Information (FOI) information available

	Class/Type of Information (including definitions where appropriate)	Where information in this class is available	Is there a charge?
ABOUT THE HPA	Details of Board members and Register of their interests	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Origins and structure of the Agency	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Code of Practice on Openness	On HPA website	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	HPA Complaints procedure	Health Protection Agency Complaints Procedure (PDF, 158 KB) (pdf format)	Free, but see Footnote ¹
CORPORATE INFORMATION	Agendas, Minutes and Papers of Public Board meetings	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Agendas and Minutes of Board Sub -Committees	Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Minutes of Expert Advisory Groups	Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Annual Report and Accounts, Corporate Plan and other published business reports	On HPA website Available from HPA publications (details on website)	Free, but see Footnote ¹ Printed versions of some of these documents may be priced publications.
INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS	Press releases	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	News stories (website only articles)	On HPA website	Free
	Infectious disease information	On HPA website	Free
	Journals: Communicable Disease and Public Health Communicable Disease Report	Contents & summaries on HPA website On HPA website (single articles available from FOI Officer)	Contents and summaries free, (but see Footnote ¹) Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Books Full list of current books available to order online at the HPA bookshop	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer	List and Order form free. Books at listed price plus postage and packing.
	Guidance, reports and reviews - Published Standard Operating Procedures - User manuals - Published research reports, scientific papers and reviews - Published surveillance reports and data	On Standards Unit website ? Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
	Patient information leaflets	Available by request from FOI Officer	Free, but see Footnote ¹
RECRUITMENT	HPA Job Vacancies (as open to the public)	On HPA website Available by request from FOI Officer

¹ We will not normally charge a fee to supply copies of information or advice, unless the request is for a priced publication or data set. However, we reserve the right to make a reasonable charge to cover the costs of transcription, photocopying, packaging and postage, or where a considerable amount of staff time would be needed to identify, process and collate information for you. We will inform you of any charges which might apply before processing your request.

Last reviewed: 11 November 2009