Freedom of Information Request - Secure Communication

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Tristan Durley
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Dear Braintree District Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I am seeking information regarding your secure communication.

Please provide me with the following information:
1. What is your current email provider (e.g. Outlook or G-suite)?
2. Do you have a solution for secure email in place (Y/N)?
3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g. Egress)?
4. When is the contract up for renewal?
5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36 Months?
6. Name and contact details of the person responsible?
7. Current annual spend for this contract?
8. Current number of licences for this contract?
9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)?
Budget & procurement
10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email communication
in 2021?
11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you procure &
plan to procure secure email in the future)?

Please acknowledge receipt of this request as soon as possible and, in any event, within 20 working days as required by the Act. I understand that under the Act, you are required to provide the information requested unless you have a valid reason for not doing so. If you do not have the information requested, please advise me as to what further action I should take.

If any of the information requested is exempt under the Act, please indicate which exemption applies and explain why it applies.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,
Tristan Durley

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Braintree District Council

Dear Tristan Durley,

 

Thank you for your information request, received on the 18 March 2023.

Reference 6714 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 full working days.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Kind regards,

 

Victoria Alexander

Performance & Information Officer

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

 

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Braintree District Council

Dear Tristan Durley,

 

I am writing regarding your information request received by Braintree
District Council on the 18/03/2023, case reference 6714.

 

Your request for information has been processed under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). The Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does not
require the Council to create information to respond to a request if the
requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.

 

Please find our response to your request below:

 

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, I am seeking information regarding your secure
communication.

1. What is your current email provider (e.g. Outlook or G-suite)? 

 

Outlook/Office 365

 

2. Do you have a solution for secure email in place (Y/N)?

 

Y our Office 365 is configured to be secure following NCSC and other
guidelines

 

3. Who is your current email security provider (e.g. Egress)?

 

Microsoft

 

4. When is the contract up for renewal?

 

01/08/2024

 

5. Typically what is the chosen duration of these contracts 12, 24, or 36
Months?

 

36 months

 

6. Name and contact details of the person responsible?

 

ICT Services, [1][email address]

 

7. Current annual spend for this contract?

 

Included in our Microsoft E3 and E1 licences

 

8. Current number of licences for this contract?

 

449

 

9. Did you purchase via a reseller (if yes, please specify who)?

 

Yes.  Phoenix Software

 

Budget & procurement

10. Are you planning on assigning specific budgets for securing email
communication in 2021?

 

n/a

 

11. Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework (if not, how do you
procure & plan to procure secure email in the future)?

 

yes

 

 

 

Right of internal review: If you are dissatisfied with the handling of
your request please contact us in writing, within 40 days of the receipt
of a full response, at: Emma Wisbey Governance and Member Manager,
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB. Or e-mail: [2][Braintree District Council request email]

 

Right to appeal: Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of any
internal review, you have a right of appeal under S50 of the Freedom of
Information Act to appeal against the decision by contacting the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. Or
e-mail: [3][email address]

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Victoria Alexander

Performance & Information Officer

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| www.braintree.gov.uk

 

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