Porton Down Volunteers: Background Information

Here you can find details of how the current situation has been reached.  These include details of the Service Volunteer programme, a history of Porton Down, details of the Wiltshire Police investigation, details of other relevant research establishments close to Porton Down (which you may have attended), and a map of the Salisbury area showing how everything fits together.

The Volunteer Programme and Volunteers’ Complaints Find out details of Porton Down’s Service Volunteer Programme and complaints that have been made about it by former volunteers

A Brief History of Porton Down An outline of how Porton Down was established and the changes it has undergone through the years.

Wiltshire Police Inquiry Information about the current police investigation, Operation Antler, into the Service Volunteer Programme at Porton Down

Common Cold Unit Details of the Common Cold Unit, sited at Harvard Hospital, Harnham Down, on the west side of Salisbury

Winterbourne Gunner Details of the Defence Nuclear Biological and Chemical Centre (formerly known as the Joint School of Chemical Warfare) sited at Winterbourne Gunner, between Salisbury and Porton Down

Last Updated: 21 Feb 02