Dear Ministry of Defence, Inspector-General of Defence.

I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act 1982.

This request relates to the operationalisation of the Inspector-General of Defence’s statutory functions since establishment in January 2025.

To ensure clarity and avoid unnecessary collation, each request below is narrowly framed.

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1. Investigation and Assessment Activity
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Please confirm whether any investigations or assessments have been:

(a) initiated,
(b) undertaken, or
(c) completed

by the Inspector-General of Defence from 26 January 2025 to the date of this request.

If so, please provide, for each:

- the date of initiation,
- the general subject matter (in summary form),
- the current status (e.g. in progress, completed),
- whether a report has been produced.

If none have been initiated or completed, please confirm this.

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2. Matters Received and Decision Outcomes
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Please provide a summary of matters received by the Inspector-General of Defence since 26 January 2025, including:

- the total number of matters received,
- the number progressed to investigation or assessment,
- the number not progressed,
- the number determined to be outside jurisdiction.

For matters not progressed, please provide:

- the criteria or factors used to determine that a matter was not “necessary or appropriate” to progress (as referenced in the IGD Annual Report 2024/2025),
- any internal guidance, framework, or decision-making standard used to make this determination.

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3. Work Programme Development and External Inputs
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Please provide documentation describing:

- how the Inspector-General of Defence develops its annual work programme,
- whether and how external submissions, complaints, or protected disclosures are considered in determining work programme priorities,
- whether any matters received from external parties since 26 January 2025 have been incorporated into the 2025–2026 work programme (in anonymised or general terms).

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4. Records of Decision-Making Frameworks
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Please provide any internal policies, guidance documents, or frameworks that:

- govern the assessment of incoming matters,
- determine whether a matter proceeds to investigation or assessment,
- define thresholds such as “necessary” or “appropriate” for progression.

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If any part of this request is likely to be refused under section 18(f), I am willing to refine the scope to specific documents or summaries in accordance with section 13 (duty to assist).

If any information is withheld, please specify the statutory grounds relied upon and provide any reasonably available partial release.

I am happy to receive the information in electronic form.

Kind regards,

Spencer Jones