04 march 2009

Strategic Information Team
Policy & Organisational Development
Fife Council

Dear Sir or Madam,

This is a request for information under Freedom of Information
(FOI)
and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR)

this request is specifically regarding speed Cushions i.e Overrun
Areas In council area specifically Thornton, fife and Finglassie,
fife under FOIA request the information as prescribed below

All documentation that regulates, (where regulates means - controls
or/and directs according to rule, principle, and law) along with
relevant documentation that has resulted in conforming to the
regulations along with the information that has caused the removal
and re implementation of any Speed Cushion
In these areas Including but not limited to:-

Consultation
Landscaping
Access
Signing
Monitoring
Objectives
Special Authorisation
Nature and frequency of complaints and compliments
Design specifications and quality control assurances
Measures taken to ensure they are implemented as prescribed

If the fee will exceed £450 please state this and confirm this fee
is not the result of Fife council’s inability to maintain any basic
management information system related to these issues. I would also
state that should the fee be estimated to exceed £450 I would
request you to provide reasonable advice and assistance to me by
way of refining the request to a more manageable cost level that
does not incur costs exceeding the appropriate limit.
It is my understanding that charge where the information is within
the appropriate amount the charge is only for postage and for costs
associated with reproducing the information, such as printing and
photocopying. Can you confirm the charge for printing and
photocopying at the also I believe Charges may be waived at the
discretion of the FOI Officer. To prevent unnecessary cost and in
line with Fife Council green policy I would request where ever
possible electronic information.
If I do not receive timely communication or attempts to provide
advice can you please confirm you are satisfied you have fulfilled
the requirements to provide advice and help regarding this FOIA and
that you are confident in my ability of identifying the information
I want. and that fife council fully understand the information I
want. And confirm that you can provide it to me within 20 working
days of receiving my request.
Yours Faithfully
J Guthrie

Yours faithfully,

Joan Guthrie

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Best regards,

Fife Direct Team
Fife Council

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Strategic Information Team Policy & Organisational Development Fife
Council
Michael Teasdale
for
Dr Bob McLellan
Head of Transportation Services

Dear Sir with regards your correspondence 06 March 2009

"We understand your request is for the following information about
speed cushions in Thornton and Finglassie:

1. Regulations relating to the use of speed cushions, including
installation and removal
2. Complaints received about speed cushions in the locations
referred to
3. Design specifications of speed cushions
4. Quality control procedures to ensure construction is in
accordance with specifications

Please let us know if you think we have not interpreted your
request correctly."

I feel you have interpreted my request incorrectly and clarify the
information I request is:-

1. All information specific to Fife council policy, procedures and
regulations that controls
and directs according to rule, principle, and law, specific to the
implementation of speed bumps/humps/cushions in Fife council
district.

2. All information specific to the speed bumps/humps/cushions in
Thornton and Finglassie
Including but not limited to
I. Consultation

II. Landscaping

III. Access

IV. Signing

V. Monitoring

VI. Objectives

VII. Objections

VIII. Special Authorisation

IX. Objections

X. Advertisement In Scotland, section 37 of the Roads (Scotland)
Act 1984, sets out requirements for notices of road hump proposals
to be published locally, and to be posted on site.
XI. Nature and frequency of complaints and compliments

XII. Design specifications and quality control
assurances

XIII. Measures taken to ensure they are implemented as prescribed

XIV. Accident statistics

XV. Removal and reimplementation

XVI. Removal of and resulting in alternate traffic calming measures

XVII. Design specifications of speed cushions

XVIII. Quality control procedures to ensure construction is in
accordance with specifications

Pleas confirm If the fee will exceed £450 please state this and
confirm this fee
is not the result of Fife council’s inability to maintain any basic
management information system related to these issues. I would also
state that should the fee be estimated to exceed £450 I would
request you to provide reasonable advice and assistance to me by
way of refining the request to a more manageable cost level that
does not incur costs exceeding the appropriate limit. It is my
understanding that charge where the information is within the
appropriate amount the charge is only for postage and for costs
associated with reproducing the information, such as printing and
photocopying. Can you confirm the charge for printing and
photocopying at the also I believe Charges may be waived at the
discretion of the FOI Officer. To prevent unnecessary cost and in
line with Fife Council green policy I would request where ever
possible electronic information. If I do not receive timely
communication or attempts to provide advice can you please confirm
you are satisfied you have fulfilled the requirements to provide
advice and help regarding this FOIA and that you are confident in
my ability of identifying the information I want. and that fife
council fully understand the information I want. And confirm that
you can provide it to me within 20 working days of receiving my
request.

Yours sincerely,

J Guthrie

Strategic Information Team Policy & Organisational Development Fife
Council Michael Teasdale for Dr Bob McLellan Head of Transportation
Services

Dear Sir As I have had no communication regarding this request
following my response 8 March 2009,

Can you please confirm this information will be forth coming upon
the 20 day deadline 04/04/2009

Faithfully J Guthrie

Dear FifeDirect,
Ronnie Hinds
Chief Executive
Fife House,
North Street,
Glenrothes,
KY7 5LT

Fife Council are late.

They have not replied to my FOI request 'Transport Speed Humps
Implementation Consultation' within the 20 working days they are
allowed by law
Where I appreciate Ian Smith has indicated it will follow when
responding to a non related general enquiry "to follow" gives me no
indication as to when I will receive this information again I will
stress legally I should receive it within 20 days of making the
request.

Yours sincerely,

Joan Guthrie