Highways - VAS Data Request

Joe Higham made this Freedom of Information request to Essex County Council

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Essex County Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

From: Joe Higham

12 July 2010

[email address]
Information Sharing Information Security (ISIS)
PO Box 11
County Hall
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1LX

Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear Essex County Council,

Please supply the following information:

1. The nature, length, costs and details of the contracts with
suppliers employed to deploy and maintain VAS.

1a. The related ECC decisions approving relevant VAS suppliers
appointments.

1b. Any ECC business case / investment papers used to help officers
/ councillors in reaching VAS sign contract award decisions.

2. Specifically why SID signs are not preferred by ECC. Please
provide supporting road safety-related evidence.

3. The total count of VAS / SID signed in Essex, and their actual
locations.

4. Numbers and details of signs which are configured to collect
speed data. PLUS the party who collects each sign's VAS data.

5. Numbers and details of signs which are:
a) owned and maintained by ECC.
b) owned and not maintained by ECC.
a) not owned or maintained by ECC.
a) not owned but are maintained by ECC.

Please include the owner/maintainer where relevant.

6. Exactly how and where the VAS data is used in helping determine
road safety improvements or helping inform Council highways
investment decision making.

Please use electronic means to send the data.

With kind regards
>J.Higham

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From: Steve Butcher HT Business Support Principal Officer
Essex County Council

13 July 2010

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Dear Mr Higham

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by Essex
County Council on 12^th July 2010

We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you
have requested and consider whether it is exempt from disclosure. Under
certain circumstances we may charge for providing information, but we will
let you know before we do any work that would incur a charge.

Your request is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, under which we
must respond within 20 working days.

Please contact me if you would like further advice or assistance about
your request or your right to access information held by Essex County
Council.

Regards

Steven Butcher

Acting Business Services Partner

Environment, Sustainability and Highways

Essex County Council | telephone: 01245 437511 | extension: 51511 |
mobile: 07825 113552 | email: [email address]

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

14 July 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Thank you for your three requests for information, which was received by
Essex County Council on 12 July 2010.

We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you
have requested and consider whether it is exempt from disclosure. Under
certain circumstances we may charge for providing information, but we will
let you know before we do any work that would incur a charge.

Your request is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, under which we
must respond within 20 working days from the date of your request.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[1][email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

14 July 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Thank you for your three requests for information, which was received by
Essex County Council on 12 July 2010.

We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you
have requested and consider whether it is exempt from disclosure. Under
certain circumstances we may charge for providing information, but we will
let you know before we do any work that would incur a charge.

Your request is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, under which we
must respond within 20 working days from the date of your request.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[1][email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

14 July 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Thank you for your three requests for information, which was received by
Essex County Council on 12 July 2010.

We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you
have requested and consider whether it is exempt from disclosure. Under
certain circumstances we may charge for providing information, but we will
let you know before we do any work that would incur a charge.

Your request is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, under which we
must respond within 20 working days from the date of your request.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[1][email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

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From: Joe Higham

11 August 2010

Dear Mark (HT Programme Manager)..

I noted the statutory 20 days for a reply has now passed.

Please can you provide an update as to when this FOI request might
be responded to? I should be grateful.

Yours sincerely,

Joe Higham

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

11 August 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Please accept my apologies, I have asked the officer who was providing the
information to contact you with an answer to your requests.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

11 August 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Please accept my apologies, I have asked the officer who was providing the
information to contact you with an answer to your requests.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

EW7

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From: Mark Ralling HT Programme Manager
Essex County Council

11 August 2010

Dear Mr Higham,

Please accept my apologies, I have asked the officer who was providing the
information to contact you with an answer to your requests.

Regards

Mark

Mark Ralling

Business Support Partner

Business Services & Strategy

Environment, Sustainability & Highways

Essex County Council |Telephone: 01245 437041, Extension: 51041|Email:
[email address] |

EssexWorks For a better quality of life

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From: Joe Higham

30 August 2011

Dear Mark Ralling (HT Programme Manager),

On 11 AUgust you wrote to me promising a response. To date this has
not been received. I know ECC maintain an internal log of all FOI
requests, and I should wish to know the reason for this
non-compliance.

Should a datisfactory answer not be recieved within 7 days I will
take the issue further to the councillors responsible.

many thanks and yours sincerely,

Joe Higham

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