Freedom of Information Request - Secure Communication
Dear Forest of Dean 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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Dear Elliott Keck,
Further to your request, please find a response attached.
If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally the ICO
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the review procedure
provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information
Forest of Dean District Council
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legally binding agreement and we do not accept service of court
proceedings or any other formal notices by email unless specifically
agreed by us in writing.
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received by Publica on behalf of West Oxfordshire, Cotswold and/or Forest
of Dean District Council may be accessible to others in the Council for
business or litigation purposes, and/or disclosed to a third party under
the Freedom of Information or Data Protection Legislation.
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