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Mr Sawyer [email address] |
Westminster Parking Services Customer Relations Po Box 396 Warrington WA55 1EL
Assistant Director of Parking: Kevin Goad
This matter is being dealt with by: Kerry Ross
Date: 2 October 2009 Tel No: (020) 7641 1743 Fax no: (020) 7641 1744 Email: [email address] My ref: FOI/4320/KR |
Dear Sir/Madam, |
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000: Request for information
Thank you for your request for information, relating to FOI/4320/KR. You have requested the following information:
Cllr Melvyn Caplan, (Finance & Resources) and Cllr Danny Chalkley, (City Management) have made a joint decision to let control of two Council run West End car parks go to private hands. In a statement of decision document the pair will lease out Whitcomb Street (Leicester Square) Car Park and Chiltern Street Car Park.
Regarding this lease of council (and therefore public) property:
What process have Westminster been through to ensure the best net return on the lease?
What other companies were assessed along with Overix 2 Limited and Overix 3 Limited.
Did Westminster carry out any Due Diligence checks on these companies in order to ensure the leases will comply with Westminster standards for the public and residents?
Were the lease offers subject to OJEC/OJEU.
In response to your request I can advise you of the following:
Westminster City Council (WCC) engaged their retained estate surveyors and legal advisors, to advise them on the proposed short-term lettings, in comparisons to other transactions involving the car parks and the net operational profits of the operations.
Approaches were received from other operator companies in addition to Overix 2 & 3 Ltd.
I am unable to provide full details on these other companies, at this present time, and it may not be possible to disclose this data due to commercial sensitivity. I am, however, in the process of determining this, and will aim to respond to you in full, at the above electronic address, within 5 working days from the date of this letter.
Yes, this is a necessary procedure.
I can confirm that the lease offers were not subject to OJEC/OJEU as it was not mandatory.
If you are not satisfied with this response please set out your reasons in writing and send to:
Customer Relations
PO Box 396
Warrington
WA55 1EL
Phone: 0207 641 1743
Fax: 0207 641 1744
Email: [email address]
Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome of any such complaint you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner, pursuant to section 50 of the FOIA. The contact details are:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625-545-700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Gordon Deas
Departmental Records Officer