30^th June 2009

Dear Mr Simpson

Request for Information - reference 3373

Thank you for your request which was received by the Assembly Government on the 12^th May 2009.

You asked for:

1. All information held by the Welsh Assembly Government on the first British Armed Forces Day (June 27th 2009).

 2. What is it doing to promote Armed Forces Day which celebrates and honour those who have fought for our country and continue to fight for it today.

 3 Has any communication from the Ministry of Defence been received and what guidance is the Welsh Government giving to Welsh schools to celebrate this event?

I will be happy to advise and assist you further with your request. My contact details are at the foot of this letter.

I am considering whether to send you the information but this will take a little longer because some of the documentation identified as falling within the scope of your request contains information which requires further consideration. This further consideration is being made in relation to the possible application of exemptions which exist within the Freedom of Information Act 2000, in particular:

All these exemptions are subject to the consideration of the public interest arguments for and against disclosure.

With this in mind, I am continuing to work through the information extracted from our records and make the appropriate considerations relating to release. It is my intention to complete this process and provide you with a further update, more information or a substantive response by no later than Friday 17^th July 2009.

Any information released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will be listed in the Assembly Government's Disclosure Log (at www.information.wales.gov.uk).

If you believe I have not followed the relevant laws, please contact me to request a first stage review. If, after that, you are still not satisfied you may request a second stage review by the Assembly Government. When dealing with any concerns, we will follow the Assembly Government's Code of Practice on Complaints, which is available on the Internet at www.wales.gov.uk or by post.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. Normally, however, you should pursue the matter through our internal procedure before you complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

Also, if you think that there has been maladministration in dealing with your request then you may make a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales who can be contacted at:

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ

Tel: 0845 601 0987

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me: my contact details are below.

Yours sincerely

Paul Parker

Community, Primary Care & Heath Service Policy Directorate

Telephone: 02920 825404

e-mail: paul.parker@wales.gsi.gov.uk