Dear Sir or Madam,

In WCC document:
http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/newcsu/Co....

In response to a question about cashless parking from Cllr Glenys
Roberts, Danny Chalkley is quoted as saying:

"I’m afraid that we are moving to cashless parking. The decision
has been taken. In those areas where it has already been rolled out
very successfully we have seen an increase in cash generated from
this. This is Council taxpayers money which would otherwise have
been siphoned off by members of the Albanian mafia. So, I’m afraid
I can’t give the assurance that we are now going to reverse that
step. We have a Communications Plan that we will be rolling out in
advance of the extension of the scheme to other parts of the City.
"

Can I ask on what evidence Cllr Chalkley attributes the 'siphoning'
of council taxpayers cash to the Albanian Mafia?

Has anyone other than Albanians been arrested for taking money from
cash meters?

Can I ask if the Council considers this comment inflammatory at
best and perhaps racist at the extreme and does this breach any
code of conduct?

Lastly, Cllr Chalkley states there is a Communications Plan for the
extension scheme to other parts of the City, can we have this plan
he refers to in the document please?

Yours faithfully,

Pors Tonith

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Request Details: In WCC document:
http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/newcsu/Co....

In response to a question about cashless parking from Cllr Glenys
Roberts, Danny Chalkley is quoted as saying:

"I’m afraid that we are moving to cashless parking. The decision
has been taken. In those areas where it has already been rolled out
very successfully we have seen an increase in cash generated from
this. This is Council taxpayers money which would otherwise have
been siphoned off by members of the Albanian mafia. So, I’m afraid
I can’t give the assurance that we are now going to reverse that
step. We have a Communications Plan that we will be rolling out in
advance of the extension of the scheme to other parts of the City.
"

Can I ask on what evidence Cllr Chalkley attributes the 'siphoning'
of council taxpayers cash to the Albanian Mafia?

Has anyone other than Albanians been arrested for taking money from
cash meters?

Can I ask if the Council considers this comment inflammatory at
best and perhaps racist at the extreme and does this breach any
code of conduct?

Lastly, Cllr Chalkley states there is a Communications Plan for the
extension scheme to other parts of the City, can we have this plan
he refers to in the document please?

FOI Reference Number: 4444
Target Completion Date: 29/10/2009

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Dear Pors Tonith,

Please find attached our response to your recent request submitted to the
Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

<<FOI Request 4444 - Corporate Response (partially disclosed).doc>>
<<Cashless Parking 08-09 comms plan - FINAL (end July '08).doc>>

Kindest regards,

Tanya Holden
Data Protection & FOI Officer
Knowledge and Information Management
Westminster City Council
101 Orchardson Street
London, NW8 8EA
Tel: 0207 641 6451
Fax: 0207 641 2872
Email: [Westminster City Council request email]
[1]www.westminster.gov.uk

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