Navy Command FOI Section
Navy Command Headquarters
MP 1-4, Leach Building
Whale Island
PORTSMOUTH
PO2 8BY
FOI2020/04473
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Mr P Ashby
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18 May 2020
Dear Mr Ashby,
Release of Information
Thank you for your correspondence of 21 April 2020 in which you requested the following
information:
‘Can you please give the numbers of Royal Navy and Royal Marine Officers and
Senior Rates that are employed with Duties to the Sea Cadet Corps. Could you also
please list the post which they occupy.’
Your enquiry has been considered to be a request for information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).
A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence and I
can confirm that information in scope of your request is held which can be found detailed at
Annex A to this letter.
Under section 16 (Advice and Assistance) of the Act, it is important to explain that the Royal
Navy (RN) and Royal Marine (RM) personnel listed within the Annex are not employed by
the Marine Society Sea Cadets (MSSC) but are instead assigned to the MSSC. The
military personnel provided to the MSSC will remain for all purpose’s members of HM
Armed Forces.
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first instance.
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you can request an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights
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Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website at
https://ico.org.uk/. Yours sincerely
Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section
ANNEX A
to FOI2020/04773
dated 18 May 2020
RN/RM Assignments to MSSC:
Number
Position
Rank
1
Captain Sea Cadets
Captain RN
6
Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) Area Commander RN
Officers
- South West
- North West
- London
- Eastern
- Northern (incl Scotland)
- Southern
1
SCC Staff RM Officer
Colour Sergeant RM
2
Bridge Watchkeepers -
Lieutenant (Lt) RN
TS Royalist
1
Commanding Officer –
Lt RN
TS Jack Petchey