Penalties or warnings issued against use of ASLs by non-cycle traffic. Penalties issued for ignoring red lights.

Dear Mr Lennon,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2010050004925
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 27/05/2010. I note you seek
access to the following information:

* "Please tell me, for the last three years, with the MPS controlled
area:

1. How many penalties have been issued for stopping in the advanced stop
lines / cycle reservoirs or incorrect use of such (see
http://www.westminstercyclists.org.uk/in...)
2. How many warnings have been issued for such stoppinng /incorrect use?
3. How many penalties have been issued against cyclists for running red
lights?
4. How many penalties have been issued to motorists for running red
lights?
5. How many warnings for items 3 and 4?"

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). You will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to
the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances the MPS may be unable to achieve this
deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet, which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
to me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Katie London
Policy and Support Officer
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again –

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your decision
letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

show quoted sections

Dear Mr Lennon,

I refer to your request for information. Regretably, we are currently
trying to collate the statistical information that you have requested and
need to extend the response by a further 20 working days. We will however
endeavour to send you this information as soon as possible.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact Marie Beadle on telephone number 0207 230 1335 .

show quoted sections

Dear Mr Lennon,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2010050004925

I write in connection with your request for information dated 27/5/2010
which was received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 27/05/2010.
I note you seek access to the following information:

** Please tell me, for the last three years, with the MPS
controlled area:
1. How many penalties have been issued for stopping in the advanced stop
lines / cycle reservoirs or incorrect use of such (see
http://www.westminstercyclists.org.uk/in...)
2. How many warnings have been issued for such stopping /incorrect use?
3. How many penalties have been issued against cyclists for running red
lights?
4. How many penalties have been issued to motorists for running red
lights?
5. How many warnings for items 3 and 4?

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the MPS
to locate information relevant to your request.

EXTENT OF SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
at the Traffic Criminal Justice Operational Command Unit.

DECISION

I will deal with your request in question number order:-

1. No such offence therefore, no information held - The advanced stop
line merely creates separate stop lines for different classes of vehicle.
Therefore, cases where an advanced stop line has been contravened would be
recorded as "contravening automatic traffic signal". A manual search
could be conducted of all red-light tickets issued, but this would exceed
the Freedom of Information cost threshold to supply without charge and
there is no guarantee that automatic stop line offences would be flagged.

2. No information held as per above.

3. 1/4/2007 - 31/3/2008 536
1/4/2008 - 31/3/2009 1085
1/4/2009 - 31/3/2010 1872

4. 1/4/2007 - 31/3/2008 89, 833
1/4/2008 - 31/3/2009 89,495
1/4/2009 - 31/3/2010 79,851

With regard to question 4 - Please note that this is the total number of
Fixed Penalty Notices issued and includes those issued by officers on the
street and those initiated by speed safety camera activations. The figures
also include cases where Speed Awareness Workshops have been attended.

5. No information held.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper
entitled Complaint Rights which explains how to make a complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact Deborah Picozzi on 020 7230 7450 or at the address at the top of
this letter, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Jon Plant
Senior Operations Manager

In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information, the
Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the
enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications
for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to MPS Directorate of Legal
Services, 1st Floor (Victoria Block), New Scotland Yard, Victoria, London,
SW1H 0BG.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again ***

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your decision
letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

show quoted sections