Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your enquiry.  Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you
with a substantive response to your request today.  However, we have made
enquiries of HQ Air Command on your behalf and they confirm that they hope
to be in a position to write to you on behalf of the Department by the end
of next week.

We would not normally conduct an internal review until the substantive
response has been provided but if you remain dissatisfied when you receive
the substantive response, please contact us again.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your enquiry. We apologise that we have not been able to provide a response to you, as previously advised. HQ Air Command Secretariat, who are preparing the response, has been short-staffed during the epidemic and officials working from home have experienced difficulties accessing the relevant subject matter experts. However, we understand additional resources have now been assigned and you can expect a substantive response by the end of this month.

Given that a response is imminent we would not normally conduct a handling review but if, on receipt, you are dissatisfied with the contents of the response provided please contact us again or if you should experience a further delay.

You have an absolute right to at any time to contact the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act. Further details of the role and powers of the Commissioner can be found on her website at: www.ico.org.uk . Her address is: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

We thank you for your patience.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your emails of 12 May and 3 June. We regret we are still not in a position to provide you with a substantive response to your request for information (reference FOI2020/02065). MOD has not provided a response within the statutory timescale under section 10 of the Act, for which we apologise. The measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in processing delays, and your request is one that has been affected.

We can advise that we would not normally provide an internal review until the substantive response has been issued so that we can examine both the handling and the substance of the response. We have, however, reminded HQ Air Command that they need to provide a substantive response to your request as quickly as possible.

Should you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your complaint you have an absolute right at any time in the process to contact the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act. Further details of the role and powers of the Commissioner can be found on her website at: www.ico.org.uk . Her address is: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

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