Health & Safety driving at work and finacial payments

Dear Ms Hall ,

Reference No: SM3/09

Thank you for your application for information concerning health & safety - driving at work & financial payments.
This will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working
days as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt nor containing a reference to a third party.
In the event that we are not able to achieve this deadline you will be informed at the earliest opportunity and
given a revised time-scale.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you have requested. If this
is the case you will be informed and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from
you.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transfer to another public authority in order to answer your
query in the fullest possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Yours sincerely,

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO Box 59, Liverpool. L69 1JD
Telephone: 0151 777 7024 Fax: 0151 777 7099
Email: [Merseyside Police request email]

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Dear Ms Hall

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 06/08/09. I note that you seek access to the
following information:

Reference No: SM-03/09- generated by request log

1) How many police officers are authorised to drive vehicles in the
police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside
Police)?

2) How many police officers are deemed to be ‘essential car users’
and get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

3) How many police officers deemed to be ‘essential users’ are
qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

4) How many police staff are authorised to drive vehicles in the
police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside
Police)?

5) How many police staff are deemed to be ‘essential car users’ and
get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

6) How many police staff deemed to be ‘essential users’ are
qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

7) Having regard to obligations under the Health & Safety at Work
Act 1974, what is the lowest form of assessment to allow driving at
work by police officer/police staff? (i.e. to drive police fleet
vehicles* or own vehicle) Please provide a description of the
assessment. (Terms such as Standard Course, Advanced Course etc are
acceptable. Other forms of assessment please provide a meaningful
description?

8) How many employees (police officers/staff) rely on this lowest
form of assessment to drive at work?

I regret to inform you that we have not been able to complete our response
to your request within the statutory time limit.

We calculate that a response will be ready by 01/10/09 I can assure you
that every effort will be made to respond within this new timescale.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Yours faithfully

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel. 0151 777 7024
Fax:0151 777 7075
E-mail :[Merseyside Police request email]

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Dear Ms Hall ,

Response Letter - FOI Application SM03/09

I write in connection with your request for information, which was received
by Merseyside Police on 05/08/09. I note that you seek access to the
following information:

1) How many police officers are authorised to drive vehicles in the
police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside
Police)?

2) How many police officers are deemed to be ‘essential car users’
and get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

3) How many police officers deemed to be ‘essential users’ are
qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

4) How many police staff are authorised to drive vehicles in the
police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside
Police)?

5) How many police staff are deemed to be ‘essential car users’ and
get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

6) How many police staff deemed to be ‘essential users’ are
qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

7) Having regard to obligations under the Health & Safety at Work
Act 1974, what is the lowest form of assessment to allow driving at
work by police officer/police staff? (i.e. to drive police fleet
vehicles* or own vehicle) Please provide a description of the
assessment. (Terms such as Standard Course, Advanced Course etc are
acceptable. Other forms of assessment please provide a meaningful
description?

8) How many employees (police officers/staff) rely on this lowest
form of assessment to drive at work?

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that you requested is held by Merseyside
Police.

To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were conducted
in the Personnel Department. The searches located records relevant to your
request.

Today I have decided to disclose records in relation to Questions 1 to 7
and to exempt records in relation to Question 8 pursuant to the provisions
of section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act (Cost and Time).
The cost of providing you with the information is above the amount to which
we are legally required to respond to i.e. the cost of locating and
retrieving the information exceeds the 'appropriate level ' as stated in
the Freedom of Information ( Fees and Appropriate Limit ) Regulations 2004
which equates to 18 hours .It is estimated it would cost in excess of
£450 to comply with your request.

Please find attached my full Response Table.

(See attached file: SM03-09 Response Table.doc)

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights review and of complaint.

(See attached file: Complaints info.doc)

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
to, or e-mail me, at the below address, quoting the reference number above.

Yours faithfully

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel: 0151 777 7024
Fax: 0151 777 7095
E-mail: [Merseyside Police request email]

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