Navy Command FOI Section
Navy Command Headquarters
MP 1-4, Leach Building
Whale Island
PORTSMOUTH
PO2 8BY
FOI2019/10717
E-mail:
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Mr D Smalley
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
16 October 2019
Dear Mr Smalley,
Request for Information – Need for Additional Time to Reply
Thank you for your correspondence of 17 September 2019 in which you requested
the
following information:
‘How many complaints that have been submitted since 1st January 2017 are still to
be decided;
1. Decision Body stage
2. Appeal Body stage
3. How many of which these complaints "still outstanding" relate to bullying and
harassment?
4. How many of which these complaints "still outstanding" relate to other matters?
5. How many undue delay decisions by the service complaint ombudsman in 2019
have been awarded against bullying and harassment complaints?’
which you clarified on 17 September 2019 that you were seeking the following information:
‘The Service Complaint I wish to know the details are solely for the Royal Navy
The Outstanding Service Complaints within the Royal Navy , I wish to concentrate
on are; 1. Bullying and Harassment.
2. Dishonest and biased behaviour
3. Discrimination and the nature of the discrimination.’
Your request has been considered to be a request for information in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to inform you that we are not yet able to provide you with a substantive reply to
your request. I am sorry it is taking longer than originally hoped to conclude matters and I
can only ask for your understanding for the delay. I will contact you again once your request
has been concluded, or by 13 November 2019, if the process of consideration has still not
been completed.
If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please contact this office in the
first instance.
If you wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content of this response,
you can request an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights
Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail
CIO-
xxxxxx@xxx.xx). Please note that any request for an internal review should be made
within 40 working days of the date of this response.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise your complaint directly
to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate
your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details of the role and powers of the
Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website at
https://ico.org.uk/. Yours sincerely
Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section