Calibration Certificate

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Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

Thank you for your email dated 6 February 2012 in which you made a request
for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of
access to information held by a Public Authority (including the Police),
subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
 
You asked:

I would like to request a FOI disclosure for the calibration and
maintenance specific to the Gatso camera at B1318 Great North Road/Jct
with Moorfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, and how the speed is calculated as
part of the secondary check.

Please can you provide evidence of and/or answers to the following points:

1.        A current and valid calibration certificate specific to the
Gatso camera at B1318 Great North Road/Jct with Moorfield, Newcastle upon
Tyne.

2.        After the camera has been returned following calibration please
confirm if, apart from the calibration certificate, Gatsometer B.V provide
a report on any faults detected and items replaced and, if so, please
identify the items and what dates they were replaced, including batteries,
that have required replacement.

3.        After calibration, please confirm if the cameras are returned
with a shutter speed of two photographs at intervals of 0.5 seconds, and
if your Camera Enforcement Officers make any adjustments to the shutter
speed or flash setting prior to reinstallation and, if so, what are the
setting adjustments?.

4.        Regarding the secondary check viewing, please advise how the
viewing staff are trained for their task, who does the training, are
certificates of completion provided, and are the staff given post training
assessments or hard copy reference documentation.

5.        Is the work of the viewing staff audited or reviewed at
intervals?

6.        Please confirm the distance between the calibration lines on the
road which are part of the secondary check, so that one can calculate the
speed if five lines are passed.

In response:

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I
provide a response for your attention.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with both the
Camera Enforcement and Fixed Penalty Unit's of Northumbria Police.  I can
confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria
Police.

I have decided to disclose the located information to you as follows.

1.        Please see below for a copy of the current Certificate of
Calibration:-

       

2.        No faults or repairs are recorded for this unit.

3.        Yes, cameras are returned with a shutter speed of two
photographs at intervals of 0.5 seconds and the Camera Enforcement
Officer's do not access or make any adjustments to the shutter speed or
flash settings.
       
4.        A small team are trained to carry out the secondary check
viewing, training was initially delivered by an experienced Camera
Enforcement Police Officer and a Camera Enforcement Technician, any new
staff are trained by an experienced member of the viewing team.
 Certificates of completion are not provided.

5.        Regular refresher training is delivered by the Camera
Technicians, hard copy reference books are given to the viewing staff to
refer to and the work of the viewing staff is audited daily.
       
6.        It has been confirmed that the distance between the lines is 5
feet.
       

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Dear Mr Wilson

Question 1 of your request asked for "A current and valid calibration
certificate specific to the Gatso camera at B1318 Great North Road/Jct
with Moorfield,   Newcastle upon Tyne".

You were supplied with a copy of the valid Calibration Certificate
specific to that camera in our response.

We can confirm that the Certificate of Calibration (which details 'Serial
No:4557') supplied in our response is for the camera to which your request
refers ("the Gatso Camera at B1318 Great North Road/Jct with Moorfield,
Newcastle upon Tyne").  The Certificate supplied to you, is in the format
in which the Certificate is held.

Regards

Helen

From:        Mr Wilson <[FOI #104867 email]> on
23/02/2012 13:36

To:        [Northumbria Police request email]
cc:        
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Request 158/12
- Calibration Certificate [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED]

     Dear Northumbria Police,
   
    Many thanks for your response, however the certificate you have
    atatched does not have any understandable correlation or specific
    reference to the speed camera that i have requested information
    about.
   
    Please can you substantiate your claim that this certificate is for
    the Gatso camera at B1318 Great North Road/Jct with Moorfield,
    Newcastle upon
    Tyne.
   
    Yours faithfully,
   
    Mr Wilson
   
   

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