Mr P Ashby 28 April 2009

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[email address]

Dear Mr Ashby,

Requests for Information - Acknowledgement

Thank you for your communications received on Monday 27 April 2009 seeking all information about the incidents involving HMS NOTTINGHAM in 2002 and HMS SOUTHAMPTON in 1988. Your enquiries have been considered to be requests for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This letter is to acknowledge receipt of both these requests and to inform you that generally, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a response is to be given within 20 working days of your application i.e. 27 May 2009. However, I have considered your enquiries in detail and would now ask you to refine the requests as they could be interpreted in different ways. Would the narrative, findings and recommendations of the Boards of Inquiry - if they are still held - be sufficient to answer the first part of your questions about HMS NOTTINGHAM and HMS SOUTHAMPTON?

A copy of your requests as received by this office is attached.

The requests will be placed on hold until clarification has been received.

Yours sincerely

Anita McDonald

Requests for Information

27-04-2009-083754-006

“Under Freedom of Information Laws please provide all information pertaining to the grounding involving HMS Nottingham whilst on patrol near Lord Howe Island.

Please give details of any Court Marshals and details of damage sustained, please also give costs of repairs.”

27-04-2009-083426-003

“Under Freedom of Information Laws please provide all information pertaining to the collision involving HMS Southampton whilst on patrol in the Arabian Gulf.

Please give details of any Court Marshals and details of damage sustained, please also give costs of repairs.”

Navy Command