Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Initial Request:
Please release copies of the following under the Freedom of Information Act:
the Service's risk register or risk management/policy related to the possible impact or effect of a no deal Brexit;
· The Service's no deal Brexit contingency plan as it was one month ago and as it is now if different;
· All communications received from central Government in the last four weeks related to no deal Brexit preparation;
· All communications in the last six weeks sent to or received from Essex County Council in relation to Brexit;
· All communications in the last six weeks sent to or received from Kent Fire & Rescue Service in relation to Brexit.
Final Response:
Essex County Fire and rescue Service together with partners in Essex Local Resilience Forum holds information on a wide range of subjects to enable contingency planning. This information includes considerations relating to the UK exit from the European Union. However I can neither confirm nor deny whether we hold the specific information that you have requested.
We are not obliged to confirm or deny whether we hold the information you have requested as this would prejudice or be likely to prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. Section 36(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides that there is no duty to confirm or deny whether we hold the information.
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/. All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.