Parking Ticket Data

Neil made this Freedom of Information request to Christchurch Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Neil

12 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request
some information relating to the enforcement of parking
restrictions, specifically penalty charge notices.

1. I would like to request the raw data set of parking tickets
issued in the name of the council within the last five year period
(22 July 2004 till now) broken down by:
date, time, location, narrative of infraction, current status of
case, next status of case, transaction details (ie. date, time and
method of payments made), officer ID.

2. I would also like to request any information regarding
‘reward’/bonus schemes/contracts in place for your parking
enforcement officers. This is envisaged to cover the details of any
systems, including (where bonuses are paid) the amount per officer
per year, for the last five years.

Regarding part 1. ideally I would like the location unit to be
'street' but if this is not practical then under your section 16
duty to advise and assist I would expect you to contact me to
discuss how you record this geospatial data so that I may narrow my
request in a way that works for both of us.

As a supplementary, under section 16, I would also ask that you
provide some detail about the recording processes of this parking
information. E.g. What software is used? What data fields are
recorded? What other data sets it links to, etc.

If this information is held by an outside contractor then it is
your responsibility under the FOIA to obtain that information.

If it is held by another public body then please can you inform me
of this and if possible transfer the request to that public body.
My preferred format to receive this information is by electronic
means. For both parts I would like the response to be in the form
of a raw text file, tab delimited, with text qualifiers where
required.

If you need any clarification of this request or if it is too broad
in any way please feel free to email me. If some parts of this
request
are more difficult to answer than others please release the
answerable material as it is available rather than hold up the
entire request for the contested data.

If FOI requests of a similar nature have already been asked could
you please include your responses to those requests. I would be
grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the
20-working day statutory time period.

Yours faithfully,

Neil Houston

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From: Simon Merritt
Christchurch Borough Council

18 August 2009

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Dear Mr Houston

Information Request

I am writing to acknowledge your request for information received 13
August 2009.

We are dealing with your request and will be in contact with you again.
In most cases we will reply within 20 working days. If, for any reason,
this is not possible we will let you know.

If you have any complaints in respect of your information request, please
write to the Chief Executive at the address below or complete the on-line
complaint form that can be found at [1]www.dorsetforyou.com. If your
complaint is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you have the
right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Yours sincerely

[2]Christchurch Borough Simon Merritt
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Christchurch Borough Council

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From: Simon Merritt
Christchurch Borough Council

10 September 2009

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Dear Mr Houston

Information Request

Thank you for your information request dated 12 August 2009.

The Council has the information you asked for in part. Please see the
attached excel spreadsheet. We have been unable to answer all of your
points in Question 1 as to do so would far exceed the "appropriate limit"
of time and resources that the Council can spend on answering a Freedom of
Information request. (This appropriate limit is defined as 18 hours of
officer time under the Freedom of Information Fees & Regulations 2004).
To provide a narrative of each individual infraction, a precise time and
the transaction details of every PCN issued since July 2004 is not
possible given these limitations.

With regards to Question 2, I can confirm that that there are no reward or
bonus schemes offered as incentives to officers.

I hope this satisfies your request. If you have any complaints in respect
of your information request, please write to the Chief Executive at the
address below or complete the on-line complaint form that can be found at
[1]www.dorsetforyou.com. If your complaint is not resolved to your
complete satisfaction, you have the right to apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision.

Yours sincerely

Simon Merritt

for Head of Legal and Democratic Services

[2]Christchurch Borough Simon Merritt
Council Logo Legal and Electoral Officer
Christchurch Borough Council

Tel: 01202 495158
Fax:
Email: [3][email address]
Web: [4]http://www.dorsetforyou.com

"LEGAL NOTICE

The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be
legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or
entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it.

If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
immediately then destroy any copies of this message. You are hereby
notified that any disclosure, copying distribution or taking of any action
in reliance on the content of this information is strictly prohibited and
may be unlawful. Christchurch Borough Council ("the Borough Council") is
neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information
contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Any
views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily represent those of the Borough Council.

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Whilst all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that this electronic
communication and its attachments whether encoded, encrypted or otherwise
supplied are free from computer viruses, the Borough Council accepts no
liability in respect of any loss, cost, damage or expense suffered as a
result of accessing this message or any of its attachments." 

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