DE&S Policy Secretariat Submarines
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MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol BS34 8JH
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Mr Joseph Pasquini
Our Reference:
Via: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
01-03-2012-150550-008
Date: 29 March 2012
Dear Mr Pasquini,
Request for Information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000
Further to the email of 7 March 2012, I should like to provide you with an update on your
request for information under the Freedom of Information Act in which you ask for the
following:
Please provide me with the Standard Operating Procedures for:
1.
Issuance of Radiation recording/monitoring devices to personnel, and the
recording of device type and serial number.
2.
Collection of Film Badges and Quartz Fibre Electroscopes (QFE) from exposed
personnel.
3.
Development and assessment of film badges radiation doses and QFEs, and
recording of the doses received by individuals.
4.
Decontamination of personnel.
5.
Decontamination of RAF aircraft involved with the nuclear tests.
6.
Removal of Radioactive Samples from the 76 Squadron Sampling Aircraft.
7.
Cloud sampling operations.
8.
Processing and transfer of Radioactive Samples to the UK (AWRE).
9. Decontamination
of
Balloon detonation sites.
It is considered that qualified exemptions Section 22 (information intended for future
publication) and Section 24 (national security) plus absolute exemption Section 40 (personal
information) may apply to the information you have requested. Qualified exemptions are
subject to the application of a balance of public interest test. Under Section 10(3), of the Act,
where public authorities have to apply this test in relation to a request, they do not have to
comply with the request until such time as is reasonable in the circumstances. The Ministry
of Defence has not yet reached a decision on the balance of the public interest test in this
case. I will write to you again by 30 April 2012 with either a substantive response or a
further update on your request.
If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me. Please remember
to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you have any queries about this request, please, do not hesitate to contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the
handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal
resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent
internal review by contacting the Head of Corporate Information, 2nd Floor, MOD Main
Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx). Please note that any request
for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt
to reach informal resolution has come to an end.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information
Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the
MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of
the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website,
http://www.ico.gov.uk.
Yours Sincerely
Policy Secretariat Submarines