Dear Peter Ashcroft

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council ( 31/08/2021) and we will answer your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 28/09/2021) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

The Council is fully utilising its facilities in order to complete all freedom information requests and subject access requests within the statutory time scale. However, whilst we are making every effort to fulfil every request, it is acknowledged both by the Council and the ICO that sometimes other pressures will have to take priority during this difficult time and people may experience unavoidable delays to their FOI and SAR response times. We thank you for your patience in this challenging time.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Dear Peter Ashcroft

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

1.         Please can you confirm if your local authority is the signature
to the Armed Forces Community Covenant?

Yes Bracknell Forest Council is a signatory 

2.         Can you confirm if your authority is a member of an Armed
Forces Covenant/Partnership Board and if so who represents your local
authority on this board?

Bracknell Forest Council is a member of the Bracknell Forest Civilian
Military Partnership and Councillor Bettison OBE, Leader of the Council is
the Council’s representative and Chair with Councillor Ash Merry acting as
his deputy

3.         Please can you provide the contact details for the following
(if the roles exist in your local authority);

Elected Member Armed Forces Champion

This is known as Armed Forces Community Covenant Champion at Bracknell
Forest Council and is Councillor Bettison OBE, Leader of the Council
([1][email address]) with Councillor Ash Merry
([2][email address]) acting as the Deputy Armed Forces
Community Covenant Champion.

Lead Officer within the council for Armed Forces (sometimes known as Armed
Forces Champion)

Samantha Wood, Community Engagement & Equalities Officer
([3][email address]) co-ordinates the work of the
Bracknell Forest Civilian Military Partnership with colleagues from the
Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. 

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
[4]https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/busi...
which contains other helpful information as well.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Please note that your request may itself be the subject of a FOI request
and will be disclosed in that event.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to our
handling of your request you can request an internal review.

Requests for an internal review must be made in writing, and within 40
working days from the date the authority issued an initial response to
your request. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal
reviews after this date.

Requests for internal reviews should be acknowledged and the target date
for responding will be advised usually within 20 working days. In the
event that clarification of an internal review is required from the
applicant the normal 20 working day time period will not begin until it
has been received.

When requesting an internal review, please include your reference number,
the date of your original request and your contact details. Please also
include an explanation of why you are dissatisfied with our response.
Requests for an internal review should be sent to:
[5][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours
sincerely                                                                                       

Information Compliance Team

Legal
Services                                                                                                                

Delivery                                                                                                   

Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000

Email: [6][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

Web: [7]www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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