Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – "Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you kindly provide me with the following information please? Mobile phones
1. Who is your current mobile phone provider?
2. How many mobile connections?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. The name and email address of the primary contact for this contract?"
Response
I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information, however the information is exempt from disclosure to you.
The exemption applicable to the information is: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21/2005-01-01 Section 21 of the Act - Information available elsewhere.
Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) have responded to similar requests recently, these responses can be found on our Transparency Website,
I have included the links to take you directly to the relevant responses:
FOI4697 / August 2024 / Mobile Devices (essex-fire.gov.uk)
FOI 4672 / June 2024 / ICT (essex-fire.gov.uk)
FOI 4613 / July 2023 / ICT Contracts (essex-fire.gov.uk)
We hope you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essex- fire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website 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.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.