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Michael Traill made this Freedom of Information request to Brent Borough Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Michael Traill
3 February 2010
Dear Brent Borough Council,
I would like to know the following:
You should note that this request is made in complete compliance
with the relevant FOI legislation:
1) The total number of school crossing patrol / lollypop people
employed by the authority.
2) A list of the locations where these persons are positioned.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Any form of document is acceptable providing that it is sent
electronicly via this website as is common practice amongst the
public authorities if Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and
England.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Traill
From: Stephen F Williams
Brent Borough Council
4 February 2010
Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST
Our Reference: 580906
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Dear Mr. Traill
Thank you for your request for information received on 3 February 2010. We
aim to respond to your request within 20 working days.
Please note that the information requested under 2) is available on the
Council's website at the following url
[1]http://intranet.brent.gov.uk/transportat...
As such the information is exempt from Section 1 of the Freedom of
Information Act in accordance with Section 21 because this information is
already reasonably accessible to you.
With regards to question 1 please note that whilst we may send the formal
notification of the decision to the email address you have provided we
will not send the information requested to that address. This is because
we are aware that doing so will automatically result in the information
being published on the whatdotheyknow website. Publication of information
in this way may constitute an unauthorised re-use (under the Re-use of
Public Sector Information Regulations 2005) and may infringe copyright. I
would therefore be grateful if you will provide me with an alternative
disclosure address. This can be a postal address, fax number or an email
address, as long as it does not result in automatic publication and
re-use.If you wish to apply for permission to re-use any of the requested
information you may do so by writing to the IT Standards Manager at Brent
Council, Floor 5, 349-357 High Road, Wembley HA9 6BZ , telephone 020 8937
1402, e-mail [2][Brent Borough Council request email]
If you wish to appeal against the requirement to provide an alternative
disclosure address you can do so by writing to the IT Standards Manager at
the address given above.
You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner. However,
the Information Commissioner will not normally consider an appeal until
you have exhausted your rights of redress and complaint to the Council.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700, www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Stephen F Williams,
DPA & FOI Consultant
[email address]
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1. http://intranet.brent.gov.uk/transportat...
2. mailto:[Brent Borough Council request email]
From: Michael Traill
4 February 2010
Dear Stephen F Williams,
I am requesting the information is sent via the website as this
seems to be perfectly acceptable to every other public authority
but Brent.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Traill
From: Williams, Stephenf
Brent Borough Council
5 February 2010
Dear Michael
Do you wish us to conduct a review of that decision?
Stephen Williams
FOI & DPA Consultant
Brent ITU
020 8937 1426
Floor 5
349-357 High Road
Wembley
HA9 6BZ
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From: Michael Traill
12 February 2010
Dear Williams, Stephenf,
No.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Traill
From: Stephen F Williams
Brent Borough Council
22 February 2010
Dear Mr Trail
I am writing to informa you that the information you requested is
available to be communicated to you on receipt of an alternative address .
yours sincerely
S Williams
for Brent ITU
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From: Stephen F Williams
Brent Borough Council
21 September 2010
Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST
Our Reference: 580906
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Dear Mr. Traill
Further to your request for information I am writing to advise you that as
at the date of your request there were 48 persons employed in connection
with school crossing patrols and 1 relief employee to cover for absences.
Information about the location of sites is available on the Council's
website. This information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with
Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act because it is already
reasonably accessible to you.
The information can be found here:
http://www.brent.gov.uk/transportation.n...
If you are dissatisfied with the response or how the Council has handled
your request you can complain to the Council by writing to the following
address: IT Standards Manager at Brent Council,Floor 5, 349-357 High Road,
Wembley HA9 6BZ telephone 020 8937 1402, e-mail [Brent Borough Council request email]. It is
the Council's policy to ensure that, where practicable, your complaint is
dealt with by someone who was not involved in the original decision.
You also have a right of appeal about our decision to the Information
Commissioner, however, the Information Commissioner will not normally
consider an appeal until you have exhausted your rights of redress and
complaint to the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted as
follows:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700,
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Stephen F Williams,
for Brent ITU
[Brent Borough Council request email]
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