Involvement of Westminster Council in the bikers' demonstration on 11th May 2009

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Name: Mr Jones
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Request Details: The website below states that "Westminster City Council
attempted to foil the bikers [during their demonstration on 11th May 2009
against the recently introduced motorcycle parking charge] by changing the
traffic light sequence at various junctions along the route":
http://westminster-council.com/index.php...

Can you please advise whether the above statement is correct, and if it
is, please provide the following information:-

1. Who in the council instructed and carried out the change to the traffic
light sequence at various junctions along the route? Please provide first
name(s), surname(s) and job title(s).

2. If no council staff or councillor initiated or carried out the change
to the traffic light sequence at various junctions along the route, please
provide details of who instructed non-council staff to do so and the
(non-council) individual(s) to whom the task of changing the traffic light
sequence was delegated. Please provide first name(s), surname(s), job
title(s) and the organisation(s) they work for if applicable.

3. Was the attempt to foil the bikers by changing the traffic light
sequence at various junctions along the route authorised by the Council's
senior management and if so, who in particular authorised such activity to
take place? Please provide first name(s), surname(s) and job title(s).

4. Were Peter Large, Head of the Legal Department at Westminster City
Council, Councillor Danny Chalkley and Councillor Colin Barrow consulted
on this matter and if so, did they each give their consent?

5. Please advise the amount of council time that was spent in making the
decision of changing the traffic light sequence at
various junctions along the route and the amount of council time that was
spent in actually completing the task. Also, please advise the total cost
in pounds sterling that the council incurred as a result of changing the
traffic light sequence.

FOI Reference Number: 3803
Target Completion Date: 17/06/2009

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Dear Mr Jones

Thank you for your request for information regarding changing of traffic
light signals.

The statement "Westminster City Council attempted to foil the bikers
[during their demonstration on 11th May 2009 against the recently
introduced motorcycle parking charge] by changing the traffic light
sequence at various junctions along the route" is not correct and the
City Council did not change signal timings as is alleged and cannot change
the signal timings without the co-operation of Transport for London (TfL).

The installation, operation and maintenance of traffic signals comes under
the jurisdiction of TfL not Westminster City Council. We did not alter the
timings and we do not hold the information you have requested. Should you
require additional information on signal timings you will need to contact
TfL. If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

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the Corporate Data Protection & FOI Officer, Information Services, 16^th
Floor/City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1 6QP, alternatively please
telephone on 020 7641 8578 or email: [Westminster City Council request email].

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at:
Information Commissioner's Office
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Telephone: 01625 545 700
[1]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Helen Underwood
Customer Liaison Manager
Transportation Department

10th Floor
City Hall
64 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QP

Tel: 020 7641 1966
Fax: 020 7641 2621
E-mail: [email address]
[2]www.westminster.gov.uk

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Confirmation of Freedom Of Information Request

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appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: Mr Jones
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #12166 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: I am writing to request more information following the
City Council's response to my FOI number 3803 titled "Involvement of
Westminster Council in the bikers' demonstration on 11th May 2009".

Your response states that "the City Council did not change signal timings
as is alleged and cannot change the signal timings without the
co-operation of Transport for London (TfL)".
Would you please confirm that the City Council DID NOT approach Transport
for London (TfL) in any way prior to or during the bikers' demonstration
on 11th May 2009 to request/ask/suggest that the traffic light sequence be
changed at various junctions along the demonstration's route.

In case the City Council did approach TfL prior to or during the bikers'
demonstration on 11th May 2009 to request/ask/suggest changing the traffic
light sequence, please advise who specifically approached TfL (name,
surname and job title) and whether such approach was authorised by the
City Council's senior management (please also advise details of who in the
senior management team might have given authorisation).

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in...

FOI Reference Number: 3893
Target Completion Date: 24/06/2009

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Dear Mr Jones

Please find the enclosed attachment below:

<<FOI 3893 Jones. Ad.doc>>

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