Air Command Secretariat Spitfire Block Headquarters Air Command HP14 4UE

Ref: 2019/07011

James Stevens request-583446- 10 July 2019 [email protected]

Dear Mr Stevens,

Thank you for your email of 16 June 2019 requesting the following information:

Please could you provide me with the following information about the RAF Police Fleet List containing

Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Vehicle Base (RAF Marham etc)

If for security information this can not be done for security reasons, can you please provide me with the Vehicle Make, Vehicle Model and Amount that are in the fleet such as:

Make Model amount Ford Focus 21

And do RAF Police operate from all RAF bases and locations?

I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and I can confirm that information in scope of your request is held.

The information you have requested can be found below.

Make Model Number Vehicle Base Land Rover 2.5 TDi 30 RAF Honington

This information relates to the vehicles in the RAF Police Fleet which are owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

RAF Police operate from MOD St Athan, RAF Benson, RAF Boulmer, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Coningsby, RAF Cosford, RAF Cranwell, RAF Halton, RAF Henlow, RAF High Wycombe, RAF Honington, RAF Leeming, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Marham, RAF Northolt, RAF Odiham, RAF , RAF Shawbury, RAF Spadeadam, RAF St Mawgan, RAF Valley, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering, RAF Wyton.

Under Section 16 of the Act (Advice and Assistance) you may find it helpful to note that most of the RAF Police Fleet vehicles are leased and not owned by the MOD. Information about the contract to manage the fleet lease and hire vehicles can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod-drives-100m-savings-through-new-fleet-management- contract

If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please contact this office in the first instance.

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Yours sincerely,

L.Bannister HQ Air Command Secretariat