Digital TV switchover in local authority properties

Michael Grade made this Freedom of Information request to Islington Borough Council

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From: Michael Grade

5 September 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please can you inform me of your intentions for managing the
provision of digital TV in preparation for analogue switch-off for
the residents of your council-run properties.

To summarise, I would like to know what process is being used to
establish the needs of residents, costs to residents and services
to be provided.

Please provide the following in your response:
1. Full details of the consultation with residents, including
methods of consultation and communication of plans (with
dates/timelines or estimates if exact dates are not available).
Please outline legal responsibilities for this and clarify whether
legal advice about consultation with residents.
2. If no consultation took place, please give details of how the
needs were assessed and what criteria was applied in deciding what
equipment/system would be purchased.
3. A summary of the contents of communications sent out to
residents who currently have satellite dishes installed without
planning permission
4. A project plan/capital investment proposal or similar document
that gives full details of the digital tv switchover project - my
expectation is that a comprehensive paper must have been written to
receive funding signoff and details the upgrade work, this may be
in the form of several documents. Included I expect to see details
of why the work is required, recommendations, objectives, benefits
to residents, legal obligations etc. I would like to see what
options where considered and a rationale for why each was rejected.
5. Please clarify what contact you have had with the Digital TV
Switchover Help scheme and how the help scheme is being
incorporated into the switchover project.
6. Full technical spec for the chosen digital tv system including
why this was chosen over other options.

Yours faithfully,

Michael

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Islington Borough Council

11 September 2008

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1 October 2008

Attachment FOI Request 201907.doc
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Attachment Tenants Template.doc
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Attachment FAQs digital TV.doc
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Attachment Digital TV IDC Mar07Ver4.doc
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Attachment report digital tv LBI Feb 2007.doc
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Attachment Sky IRS Spec.pdf
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Attachment A Householders Planning Guide.pdf
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Please see response to your Freedom of Information request and attachments
(below)

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Information Manager at Corporate Resources, Corporate Law & Community
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N1 2UD, alternatively please telephone on 020-7527- 3309 / 3183 or email:
[1][Islington Borough Council request email]

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Yours sincerely

Paul Byer
Service Development Officer
Performance and Service Development Team
Homes for Islington
Highbury House
5 Highbury Crescent
N5 1RN

Tel No: 020 7527 4484
Email: [email address]
www.homesforislington.org.uk

Martin Dennis
Homes for Islington
Project Officer - Special Projects Team
Highbury House
5 Highbury Crescent
London
N5 1RN
Tel: 020 7527 7834
[mobile number]
Email: [3][email address]
Web: [4]http://www.homesforislington.org.uk/

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