Security Devices

Ben Tweedy made this Freedom of Information request to Westminster City Council

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From: Ben Tweedy

25 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

From previous FOI request's, you've confirmed that there are no
plans to introduce security devices in charged motorcycle parking
bays.

Please answer the following..

1) Why has your website
(http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/t...)
not been updated to reflect this as it states "We are committed to
rolling out further security for motorcycles across the borough"
when you have confirmed that this is in fact
inaccurate/wrong/mis-leading/a lie?

2) Why has Cllr Chalkley and the Westminster City Council parking
dept lied about the introduction of security devices for
motorcycles, as this was an argument used for the introduction of
the motorcycle tax, to gain support for it?

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Ben

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Westminster City Council

25 September 2009

Confirmation of Freedom Of Information Request

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request details have now been recorded and will be passed on to the
appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: Ben Tweedy
Address: See email address
Email: [FOI #18500 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: Dear Sir or Madam,

From previous FOI request's, you've confirmed that there are no
plans to introduce security devices in charged motorcycle parking
bays.

Please answer the following..

1) Why has your website
(http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/t...)
not been updated to reflect this as it states "We are committed to
rolling out further security for motorcycles across the borough"
when you have confirmed that this is in fact
inaccurate/wrong/mis-leading/a lie?

2) Why has Cllr Chalkley and the Westminster City Council parking
dept lied about the introduction of security devices for
motorcycles, as this was an argument used for the introduction of
the motorcycle tax, to gain support for it?

FOI Reference Number: 4423
Target Completion Date: 23/10/2009

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From: Customer Relations
Westminster City Council

16 October 2009


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Dear Mr Tweedy,

Please find enclosed the City Council's response to your Freedom of
Information (FOI) 4423.

Yours sincerely

Parking Customer Relations

<<foi4423 Tweedy ADU.doc>>

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From: Ben Tweedy

18 October 2009

Dear Customer Relations,

Thank you for your partial reply. Please answer all questions in my
original FOI request. I'll remind you that to comply with the FOI
Act 2000, you must respond no later than 23rd October 2009.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Tweedy

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From: FOI
Westminster City Council

19 October 2009

Dear Mr Tweedy,

I write in response to your email dated 18th October 2009 in which you
stated the following with regard to Freedom of Information Request 4423:

Dear Customer Relations,

Thank you for your partial reply. Please answer all questions in my
original FOI request. I'll remind you that to comply with the FOI
Act 2000, you must respond no later than 23rd October 2009.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Tweedy

I am satisfied that we have fully responded to all the questions you asked
which constitute FOI requests as defined in section 1 of the Act itself,
namely that they are for information held, i.e. recorded, by the public
authority at the time of the request.

Please note that we will not, nor are obliged to, respond to comments
which invite us to provide an opinion or speculation that has not already
been recorded. I would also like to take the opportunity to advise you
that if correspondence of such nature is received and is considered to
have accusatory or inflammatory content, the Council may treat such
requests as vexatious as defined by Section 14(1) of the Freedom of
Information Act.

Your sincerely,

Tanya Holden
Data Protection & FOI Officer
Knowledge and Information Management
Westminster City Council
101 Orchardson Street
London, NW8 8EA
Tel: 0207 641 6451
Fax: 0207 641 2872
Email: [Westminster City Council request email]
[1]www.westminster.gov.uk

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From: Ben Tweedy

20 October 2009

Dear FOI,

I'm sorry you found my question vexatious, and that you feel i am
irritating you. I just want to be provided with correct and
consistent information, but you continue to fail to provide the
latter. Please understand that i am NOT inviting you to comment, i
am asking you for information.

My question quite clearly asks why Cllr Chalkley has promised
security devices when previous FOI's have stated there is no
intention to provide on street security for motorcycles in parking
bays? The reason this question is important is that it was an
argument used to introduce the motorcycle parking tax, thus swaying
the decisions of other Councilors who otherwise may have been
against it.

Please answer the question.

I would also like to take the opportunity to
advise you that you must reply to the original question by 23rd
October to comply with the FOI Act 2000.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Tweedy

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From: Ben Tweedy

22 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please acknowledge receipt of this FOI request follow up, as you
only have one day left to answer it before you break the FOI Act
2000.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Tweedy

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