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Provision of Electric Vehicle (EV) recharging points
Peter Grant made this Freedom of Information request to Glasgow City Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Peter Grant
16 January 2010
Dear Glasgow Council,
There has been recent publicity concerning the Council's initiative
operate a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) and as part of this
initiative install a Glasgow-wide network of (up to 200) recharging
points to be used both by these vehicles, and EV-owning
public-at-large.
Can you advise;
(1) When the first of these recharging points will be brought
online, and if a date has been set for the completion of the
installation phase?
(2) What will be the total number of recharging points provided,
and whether these sites will be capable of recharging more than one
vehicle at one time?
(3) Is a map available showing the EV Charging points available,
and if so the URL address showing the Glasgow post locations?
(4) As different EV's have varying charging capabilities, what will
be the socket standard used for recharging; 3-Phase 415v (4 or 5
pin), 230v 13amp (Square plug) or 16amp (3 pin round), or a
combination to cope with a wider range of vehicles?
(5) If the recharging posts are to be secured (to prevent non-EV
misuse), how will this be achieved, and what provision made to
permit controlled public use?
(6) Which GCC Department will assume responsibility for the
maintenance and public access provision (should the posts be
secured).
Yours faithfully,
Peter Grant
From: Customer Care Centre
Glasgow City Council
16 January 2010
New Service Request was submitted: RQST00002806942
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From: Peter Grant
13 February 2010
Dear Customer Care Centre,
The deadline for responding to my FoI request has passed and I note
there has been no response.
Before I make a formal request for an internal review, perhaps you
could advise whether your response will be recieved within rhe
course of the next few days?
Yours sincerely,
Peter Grant
From: Customer Care Centre
Glasgow City Council
13 February 2010
New Service Request was submitted: RQST00002856097
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From: Donaldson, Jim (LES)
Glasgow City Council
15 February 2010
Dear Mr. Grant,
Please see attached response to your email of the 13 February 2010.
Jim Donaldson
Office Manager
Land & Environmental Services
20 Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 7AD
Phone: 0141 287 7876
Fax: 0141 287 9059
email: [1][email address]
www.glasgow.gov.uk
Glasgow - Proud Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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From: Donaldson, Jim (LES)
Glasgow City Council
15 February 2010
Dear Mr. Grant,
Please see attached response to your Freedom of Information request
Jim Donaldson
Office Manager
Land & Environmental Services
20 Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 7AD
Phone: 0141 287 7876
Fax: 0141 287 9059
email: [1][email address]
www.glasgow.gov.uk
Glasgow - Proud Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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From: Peter Grant
15 February 2010
Dear Mr Donaldson,
I can confirm I have now received your holding reply regarding my
FoI request, and the complete response at 1700hrs today, with
thanks
Regarding the date of my original request - this was on 16th
January - as noted above, and confirmed on the same date by the
issuing of the Request number;
"Customer Care Centre
Glasgow Council
16 January 2010
New Service Request was submitted: RQST00002806942"
I am unsure why you believe the date was 17th, as this website
fully tracks submissions and response dates, and can be verified
simply by clicking the relevant correspondence link. This advised
the reply was due on 12th February, hence my enquiry on 15th.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Grant
From: Donaldson, Jim (LES)
Glasgow City Council
10 March 2010
Dear Mr. Grant,
Sorry for the delay in responding to your email of the 15 February 2010.
Despite the automated response you received from the Council for your
emailed Freedom of Information request, my interpretation of your FOI
request is that anything received after 5pm on a Friday night is deemed
not to have been received until the first working day thereafter. In this
particular instance, this would make receipt of your request Monday 18
January 2010. The 20th working day after receipt on the 18 January 2010
would therefore be the 15 February 2010.
I sought advice from my colleagues in legal in respect to my understanding
of the legislation following receipt of your email.
They in turn directed me to the Scottish Information Commissioner's
website as detailed below:
[1]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/yourr...
This provides you with the opportunity to calculate the response date for
a FOI request.
If you enter into the calculator the date for a request received on the 16
January 2010 the response date is given as the 15 February 2010.
The Council's automated response obviously does not match either my
understanding of FOI or that of the SIC's office and I have now reported
this discrepancy.
It is of course our preference to issue responses to Freedom of
Information requests well within the 20 working day period allowed. In
doing so a situation such as this would therefore not become an issue.
However there are occasions where the volume of requests received and the
significant input of staff time and resources required for these requests
dictates that the full use of the 20 working day period becomes a
necessity for other requests.
Jim Donaldson
Office Manager
Land & Environmental Services
20 Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 7AD
Phone: 0141 287 7876
Fax: 0141 287 9059
email: [email address]
www.glasgow.gov.uk
Glasgow - Proud Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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