Change of pavement type on Kings Road, Manchester, Stretford

Dear Mr Finnigan,

 

Our Ref:       DEC/1111/03

Your Ref:      Freedom of Information request - Change of pavement type on
Kings Road, Manchester, Stretford

 

I write to acknowledge receipt of your request dated 09/11/2011 regarding
the above.

 

In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you will receive a
response within 20 working days of its receipt.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Gary Devine

Technical Information Officer

 

Environment Operations

Trafford Council

Bridgewater House

148 Manchester Road

M31 4QN

 

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Dear Mr Finnigan,

Our Ref: DEC/1111/03
Your Ref: Freedom of Information request - Change of pavement type on Kings
Road, Manchester, Stretford

Please find attached the printouts of all footway works carried out on Kings Road since SAP started in 2004. There are two separate lists attached. One is works noted and carried out from our scheduled safety inspections and the other is of works carried out as a result of complaints or of defects noted in passing by any of our officers outside of the scheduled inspection regime.

The Inspection one states a location in the visible text on the printout but the complaint one doesn't. My colleague Peter Barton has therefore gone into each of them and added in an extra column at the end showing where each job is located. He cannot see any works which refer to either 421 or 423 (the tree is located between the two).

We cannot provide any records before 2004 as we no longer have the facility to go back into the old HIMS/WIMS system that existed pre 2004. However, Peter has confirmed that it has been accepted policy for many years now to remove and replace flags around trees with a flexible Bitmac surface where flags have started to become dislodged by tree roots. This is due to flags being affected by tree roots by causing them to lift and become dangerous trip hazards for pedestrians.

I trust that the information above and attached is acceptable and ask that you contact my colleague Peter Barton if you have any further queries.

Yours sincerely,

Gary Devine
Project Support Officer
Transformation Team
Communities & Well Being
Trafford Council
Quay West

Phone: 0161 912 4707
[mobile number]

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Dear Mr Finnigan

I refer to your email below, in which you request a review of the handling of your FOI request. I have undertaken the review, and I can report as follows.

Your request was received on 9 November 2011, and responded to on 9 December, this was the 22nd day following the date of receipt. Thus the Council did not comply with section 10(1) of the Act, which states that responses should be sent no later than the 20th working day following receipt.

I have discussed this issue with the officers involved, particularly the FOI coordinator responsible for this service area. It is clear that the delay was due to two factors, firstly a significant volume of work in the section at that time, and secondly a staff reorganisation which was being undertaken at the same time, which has resulted in a number of staff moving to different roles. I am satisfied that the staff were aware of the deadlines imposed under FOI, but on this occasion they were unable to meet them.

Whilst I have been provided with reasons as to why this response was delayed, this does not detract from the fact that we have failed to comply with the Act on this occasion, and I can only add my apologies to those of Mr Devine for the inconvenience this may have caused you. I can assure you that the Council is continually striving to improve its performance in these areas.

Should you remain unhappy following this internal review, you may wish to refer the matter to the Information Commissioner. The contact helpline is 0303 123 1113, other contact details appear on their website www.ico.gov.uk.

Please let me know if there is any further information you require.

Yours sincerely

Nick Evans
Corporate Information Officer
Trafford Council

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