Parking Ticket Data

From: [FOI #16556 email]
To: [Greater London Authority request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Parking Ticket Data

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Dear Neil Houston,

Thank you for your correspondence received on the 7 August 2009 making a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, on the issuing of parking tickets.

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is London's strategic government and does not operate in the same way as local Borough Councils. We therefore do not hold the information you have requested and you would need to contact the individual local Borough Councils. Please find a link to their websites: http://www.london.gov.uk/london/links.jsp

Transport for London has responsibility for 5% of the road network in London, the red routes, and information on enforcement can be found at: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/finesand...

I have therefore referred your request to the Customer Relations team at TfL: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/foi/

Please note that the address for contacting the Customer Relations team will be changing from the 17 August 2009:

TfL Customer Relations
4th Floor, Zone Y4
14 Pier Walk
North Greenwich
London SE10 0ES

Yours sincerely,

Alison Turner
Public Liaison Unit
Greater London Authority

If you are unhappy with the way the GLA has handled your request, you may complain using the GLA's comments and complaints procedure, available at http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/comments/in...

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
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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Our Ref: 1004549906

Date: 07.09.2009

Mr N Houston

[FOI #16556 email]

Dear Mr Houston

Re: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11
August 2009. You have asked for information about enforcement of parking
restrictions. Your request is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to resolve your request within the
statutory 20 working day deadline. This is because we are currently
endeavouring to collate the large amount of information you have
requested.

We will respond as soon as possible and in any case by 21 September 2009.
Please accept my apologies for this delay and any inconvenience it may
cause you. In the meantime, if you have any queries relating to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me at
[1][email address]

If you are not satisfied with this response, please read the attached
help-sheet entitled ‘Your Right to Appeal’.

Yours sincerely

Gilmore Barrett

Correspondence Support Manager - London Streets

Transport for London

Surface Transport Communications

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Freedom of Information request - Parking
Ticket Data
Neil ([FOI #16556 email])
To: FOI requests at Greater London Authority ([Greater London Authority request email])
Sent: 7 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
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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Our Ref: 1004549906/CI

Date: 11.09.2009

[FOI #16556 email]

Dear Mr Houston

Re:FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email received by TfL on 11 August. You asked for
information about enforcement parking restrictions, specifically penalty
charge notices.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act and I can confirm that TfL does hold the information you
require.

However, because of the file size of this information, I am unable to
send it to you via email. If you are happy to provide us with your postal
address, I will gladly sent you the requested information on CD-Rom.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would
like to re-use any of the information we will disclosed.

If I can be of further assistance, please contact Gilmore Barrett,
Correspondence Support Manager - London Streets, at
[1][email address]

Yours sincerely

Anne Sunyer

Head of Customer Services

Transport for London

Surface Transport Communications

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{ticketno:[352331]}
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Freedom of Information request - Parking
Ticket Data
Neil ([FOI #16556 email])
To: FOI requests at Greater London Authority ([Greater London Authority request email])
Sent: 7 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
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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