Request
Please can you tell me, in relation to one particular file in the ES series with the reference ES1/646 – Aircraft operations during Grapple Z: No 76 Squadron reports:
- The date this file was made available for public viewing at TNA
- The date it became inaccessible to the public
- The current physical location of this file
- The stage of review this file is at, with a brief description of how many times it has been reviewed by subject matter experts and what further checks are deemed necessary before a final decision on its retention
- As much of a description as possible of what, if any, proliferative risks this file specifically is thought to potentially contain
- The date of a final decision about the retention or publication of this file, if one has been made, or if not the expected date of such a decision
- If possible, the number of times this file was viewed or provided under FOIA at TNA when it was accessible to the public
- The date and details of any retention instrument or application for a retention instrument which relates to this file
- A summary of any internal discussions the Advisory Council, its staff or members have had which reference ES1/646, if any
Outcome
Information provided.
Response
- July 1995
- 29/01/2019
- With Ministry of Defence since June 2019
- See Further Information below
- As point 4 above
- As point 4 above
- When open, the file was previously viewed on six occasions – 3 public, 3 staff
- Information not held
- Information not held
Further Information
For responses to questions 4-6 we would recommend contacting The Ministry of Defence directly as they may be able to provide information on their ongoing review of the file series.
MOD Information Rights Team
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London SW1A 2HB
Email: CIO-FOI@mod.gov.uk