Air Command Secretariat
Spitfire Block
Headquarters Air Command
Royal Air Force
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 4UE
Ref: 2018/11093
Ms Victoria M Basham [by email]
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
28 Sept 2018
Dear Ms Basham
Thank you for your e-mail of 31 August 2018, which has been considered to be a
request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your e-mail you requested the following:
“I wish to make a Freedom of Information Request for the following:
All analysis or information that the Royal Air Force has about the impact of
the No Ordinary Job advertising campaign.
Including:
impact on the number of people completing the enlistment process
their socio-economic background, age and other characteristics
their geographical location
their attitudes to the RAF, why they joined up and opinion of the
service
any of the above information from those who started the process
but did not complete it
any of the above information from those who expressed an interest
but did not start the enlistment process”
A search for the information has now been completed, and I can confirm that no
information in scope of your request is held.
Under Section 16 of the FOI Act (the duty to provide advice and assistance), to
be helpful, please be advised that statistical information relating to the views and
experiences of serving RAF personnel is gathered annually using the Armed
Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS). However, the survey is specific to
the views of currently serving personnel and does not relate to recruitment
campaigns. The annual report of the AFCAS can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-
survey-index
Further statistical information relating to views of RAF personnel is captured by
the Recruit Trainee Survey. The survey aims to elicit attitudes towards the quality
and benefits of the Phase 1 (Initial training) and Phase 2 (Branch/Trade) training
provided by the Armed Forces. All recruits and trainees who have completed at
least two weeks training on Phase 1 or Phase 2 courses are invited to participate
in the survey. The annual report of the Recruit Trainee Survey can be found at
the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/recruit-trainee-survey
Please note that neither survey provides information specific to the impact of
advertising campaigns; however, they do provide some general information
relating to your enquiry about the attitudes and opinions of currently serving
personnel.
If you are not satisfied with this response or 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 Information Rights
Compliance Team, Ground 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.org.uk. Yours sincerely,
Air Command Secretariat