Parking Ticket Data

10 August 2009

Our Ref: FOI3243

Neil Houston
<[FOI #16587 email]>

Dear Mr Houston

Thank you for your request received on 7 August 2009, for information held
by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you require any further information or are not happy with our response
please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0121 303 3912
quoting the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Data Protection Act 1998
The information you have provided within your Freedom of Information
request will be held on our database and may also be held within manual
records for a period of 2 years from the date Birmingham City Council
received your request. Any personal data that you provide to Birmingham
City Council will be held in line with the requirements set out within the
Data Protection Act 1998.
Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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28 August 2009

Our Ref: FOI3243

Neil Houston
<[FOI #16587 email]>

Dear Mr Houston

I refer to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
received on 7 August 2009, and respond as follows to your questions.

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

This information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. This means that the information is readily accessible by other
means and Birmingham City Council is not obliged to provide it. However,
you can access this information on
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/search/foi.... NB we do not keep
data for 5 year period.

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.
We do not hold this information. Birmingham City Council does not
directly employ parking enforcement officers (Civil
Enforcement Officers). The enforcement activity is contracted out and
CEO's are employed by the contractor on various contracts.

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.

This information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. This means that the information is readily accessible by other
means and Birmingham City Council is not obliged to provide it. However,
you can access this information on
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/search/foi....

If you are not satisfied with outcome of your request you may ask for an
internal review, which will be undertaken by officers who have not been
involved with the handling of this request. If subsequently you are not
satisfied with the Council***s decision, following the internal review,
you may then apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

If you wish to request such a review you can do so by either contacting
myself or the Corporate Information Manager at:-

Corporate Freedom of Information Unit
ICF
First Floor
Lancaster House
Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
Tel No: 0121 303 4876

or by email at [email address], quoting ref; FOI3243

If, following the internal review/appeal, you are still not satisfied with
the handling of your request or the outcome, you are then entitled to
apply to the Information Commissioner for an investigation/adjudication,
at

The Information Commissioner
Wyncliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone Number: 01625 545 700
Web address: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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Dear Mr Houston

Please see the attached for your request for an internal review.

(See attached file: Request for Appeal.doc)

Yours sincerely

Corporate Information Governance Team

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Dear Mr Houston

Please see the attached letter for the response to your Freedom of
Information appeal.

(See attached file: Neil Houston Appeal Letter FOI 3243.doc)

Regards

Corporate Information Governance Team

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01 October 2009

Our Ref: FOI3243

Neil Houston
<[FOI #16587 email]>

Dear Mr Houston

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I refer to your request for a review regarding question 1.

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

Please find enclosed spreadsheets on parking tickets raw data as far back
as we hold.

In respect of further data fields on narrative of infraction, current
status of case, next status of case, transaction details. I can confirm
that the department holds information that falls within the description
specified in your request, however, Birmingham City Council has estimated
that it will cost more than the appropriate limit to consider your
request.
The appropriate limit specified in the regulations is **450.00. This
represents the estimated cost of one person spending 18 hours in
determining whether the department holds the information, and locating,
retrieving and extracting the information. Consequently, the Council is
not obliged by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to your
request see section 12(1). The FOIA 2000 allows the first **450 of the
costs in obtaining the information of any request to be free to the
requestor, but any costs above that has to be paid by the requestor. The
above amount excludes any disbursement charges which would also apply,
i.e. photocopies at 0.15p per sheet.

To provide details of narrative of infraction, current status of case and
next status of case would require us to go through individual records and
strip out any data that would infringe patent/copyright with the third
party who provide the software that records parking data. Due to the
amount of records for the period requested and the officer time to produce
this information it would far exceed what we are required to do under FOIA
2000 (section 12). Therefore the Council will not be processing your
request further. This letter acts as a Refusal Notice.

If you are unhappy with the handling or the outcome of this request, you
are entitled to make a request for an internal review / appeal, such view
to be undertaken by Council officers not involved in the handling of your
request.

If you wish to take advantage of the internal appeal / review process,
this can be done by either contacting myself directly, or by contacting
the Corporate Information Manager at the following address quoting the
following reference FOI 3243: -

The Corporate FOI Unit
First Floor
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB

Tel No: 0121 303 4876
Email: [Birmingham City Council request email]

If, following the outcome of the internal review/appeal you are not
satisfied with Birmingham City Council***s response in relation to your
request, you are then entitled to apply to the office of the Information
Commissioner for an independent investigation/adjudication.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted by post at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

or by telephone via their helpline: 08456 30 60 60
or via their online enquiries form which is available on their website
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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01 October 2009

Our Ref: FOI3243

Neil Houston
<[FOI #16587 email]>

Dear Mr Houston

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I refer to your request for a review regarding question 1.

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

Please find enclosed spreadsheets on parking tickets raw data as far back
as we hold.

In respect of further data fields on narrative of infraction, current
status of case, next status of case, transaction details. I can confirm
that the department holds information that falls within the description
specified in your request, however, Birmingham City Council has estimated
that it will cost more than the appropriate limit to consider your
request.
The appropriate limit specified in the regulations is **450.00. This
represents the estimated cost of one person spending 18 hours in
determining whether the department holds the information, and locating,
retrieving and extracting the information. Consequently, the Council is
not obliged by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to your
request see section 12(1). The FOIA 2000 allows the first **450 of the
costs in obtaining the information of any request to be free to the
requestor, but any costs above that has to be paid by the requestor. The
above amount excludes any disbursement charges which would also apply,
i.e. photocopies at 0.15p per sheet.

To provide details of narrative of infraction, current status of case and
next status of case would require us to go through individual records and
strip out any data that would infringe patent/copyright with the third
party who provide the software that records parking data. Due to the
amount of records for the period requested and the officer time to produce
this information it would far exceed what we are required to do under FOIA
2000 (section 12). Therefore the Council will not be processing your
request further. This letter acts as a Refusal Notice.

If you are unhappy with the handling or the outcome of this request, you
are entitled to make a request for an internal review / appeal, such view
to be undertaken by Council officers not involved in the handling of your
request.

If you wish to take advantage of the internal appeal / review process,
this can be done by either contacting myself directly, or by contacting
the Corporate Information Manager at the following address quoting the
following reference FOI 3243: -

The Corporate FOI Unit
First Floor
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB

Tel No: 0121 303 4876
Email: [Birmingham City Council request email]

If, following the outcome of the internal review/appeal you are not
satisfied with Birmingham City Council***s response in relation to your
request, you are then entitled to apply to the office of the Information
Commissioner for an independent investigation/adjudication.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted by post at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

or by telephone via their helpline: 08456 30 60 60
or via their online enquiries form which is available on their website
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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01 October 2009

Our Ref: FOI3243

Neil Houston
<[FOI #16587 email]>

Dear Mr Houston

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I refer to your request for a review regarding question 1.

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

Please find enclosed spreadsheets on parking tickets raw data as far back
as we hold.

In respect of further data fields on narrative of infraction, current
status of case, next status of case, transaction details. I can confirm
that the department holds information that falls within the description
specified in your request, however, Birmingham City Council has estimated
that it will cost more than the appropriate limit to consider your
request.
The appropriate limit specified in the regulations is **450.00. This
represents the estimated cost of one person spending 18 hours in
determining whether the department holds the information, and locating,
retrieving and extracting the information. Consequently, the Council is
not obliged by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to your
request see section 12(1). The FOIA 2000 allows the first **450 of the
costs in obtaining the information of any request to be free to the
requestor, but any costs above that has to be paid by the requestor. The
above amount excludes any disbursement charges which would also apply,
i.e. photocopies at 0.15p per sheet.

To provide details of narrative of infraction, current status of case and
next status of case would require us to go through individual records and
strip out any data that would infringe patent/copyright with the third
party who provide the software that records parking data. Due to the
amount of records for the period requested and the officer time to produce
this information it would far exceed what we are required to do under FOIA
2000 (section 12). Therefore the Council will not be processing your
request further. This letter acts as a Refusal Notice.

If you are unhappy with the handling or the outcome of this request, you
are entitled to make a request for an internal review / appeal, such view
to be undertaken by Council officers not involved in the handling of your
request.

If you wish to take advantage of the internal appeal / review process,
this can be done by either contacting myself directly, or by contacting
the Corporate Information Manager at the following address quoting the
following reference FOI 3243: -

The Corporate FOI Unit
First Floor
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB

Tel No: 0121 303 4876
Email: [Birmingham City Council request email]

If, following the outcome of the internal review/appeal you are not
satisfied with Birmingham City Council***s response in relation to your
request, you are then entitled to apply to the office of the Information
Commissioner for an independent investigation/adjudication.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted by post at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

or by telephone via their helpline: 08456 30 60 60
or via their online enquiries form which is available on their website
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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