Bike Parking Tax, objection numbers, for and against

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appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: spannermonkey
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #31224 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: Re: Motorcycle Parking consultation

Please tell me how many objections you got for each of two consultations
that you that were carried out, and how many of the objections you replied
to individually

I also want the number of supporting responses you received, during each
of the two consultation mention above.

FOI Reference Number: 5165
Target Completion Date: 21/04/2010

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Regarding the supporting responses to the consultations:

As stated previously this information is not held by Westminster City
Council (WCC). All correspondence received is not categorised into "for or
against" the Motorcycle Policy.

WCC were able to produce the number of objections because as part of this
process for impleminting the Traffic Orders the public were given the
opportunity to object to the scheme.

Yours sincerely

Customer Relations
[email address]

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Dear Spannermonkey

Thank you for your email seeking further clarification with regard to our
response to your recent Freedom of Information Request (our reference
5165).

As per our previous correspondence, the council conducted 2 consultations
regarding the proposed Motorcycle parking scheme. Our response clearly
states the number of responses received during this consultation period as
per your request. As the second consultation was for objections to making
the scheme permanent, all responses were judged as objections. Therefore,
no responses in support were received as this was not the aim of the
consultation.

Additionally, as per the responses you have received and responses to
similar previous requests (available via WhatDoTheyKnow) the council does
not count or categorise all general correspondence. Therefore, the council
does not hold the information you have requested. The council is not able
to provide any additional clarification on this point and consequently we
will not enter into further correspondence on this matter.

I note from your correspondence that you wish to know how much the
consultations regarding the Motorcycle Parking scheme cost the council.
This is a new request for information as defined by the Freedom of
Information Act and acknowledgement will be provided under separate cover.

Advice and Assistance
The remainder of your email is not a valid request for information as
defined by the Act as it is not a request for recorded information held by
the authority and as such, will not be responded to. For further guidance
on how to make a request under the Act, please refer to the Commissioner's
website:
[1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...

Yours sincerely

Catherine Preston
Knowledge and Information Management Team
Information Services
Westminster City Council
101 Orchardson Street
London
NW8 8EA
Tel: 020 7641 3332
Fax: 020 7641 2872
Email: [Westminster City Council request email]

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Dear spannermonkey

Thank you for your recent email regarding the recent appeal to court. The full judgement for the case to which you refer is available from the following website and the figures which I believe you enquiring are covered within paragraph 30 of the judgement:

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admi...

As this information is reasonably accessible by other means it is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is an absolute exemption and not subject to a public interest test.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, please set out your grounds in writing to the address below. You are also entitled to contact the Information Commissioner pursuant to Section 50 of the Act and for your convenience, his address is provided below.

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Catherine Preston
Knowledge and Information Management Team
Information Services
Westminster City Council
101 Orchardson Street
London NW8 8EA
Tel: 020 7641 3921
Fax: 020 7641 2872
Email: [Westminster City Council request email]
www.westminster.gov.uk

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