Westminster CCTV Smart Car KV58 YSD

Mr Sawyer made this Freedom of Information request to Westminster City Council

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Westminster City Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

From: Mr Sawyer

23 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you advise on whether the vehicle specified above has a
'Run-Lock' system allowing the driver to legally vacate the vehicle
and leave the engine running?

Example video http://nutsville.com/?p=981

Could you advise on any of the Westminster fleet, either owned by
Westminster or contractors working for the council, have 'Run-Lock'
systems allowing the drivers to legally vacate the car while the
engine is running?

Other than street cleansing vehicles, does Westminster use any
vehicles that can be legally vacated whilst the engine can be left
running, if there are can you identify them please?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sawyer

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Westminster City Council

24 August 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: Mr Sawyer
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #17268 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: Could you advise on whether the vehicle specified above
has a 'Run-Lock' system allowing the driver to legally vacate the vehicle
and leave the engine running? Example video http://nutsville.com/?p=981

Could you advise on any of the Westminster fleet, either owned by
Westminster or contractors working for the council, have 'Run-Lock'
systems allowing the drivers to legally vacate the car while the engine is
running?

Other than street cleansing vehicles, does Westminster use any vehicles
that can be legally vacated whilst the engine can be left running, if
there are can you identify them please?

FOI Reference Number: 4278
Target Completion Date: 22/09/2009

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From: Customer Relations
Westminster City Council

1 September 2009

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Dear Mr Sawyer,

Please find enclosed the City Council's response to your Freedom of
Information request 4278.

Yours sincerely

Gordon Deas

<<FOI 4278 Sawyer gd.doc>>

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From: Mr Sawyer

1 September 2009

Dear Customer Relations,

Thanks for your response. From it, can I take it that Westminster
has no interest in how legal (or otherwise) it's contractors are
when providing services to it's residents and visitors?

Can you please approach NSL Services Ltd and ask if they have any
such vehicles which allow legally leaving them with the engine
running. Could you also ask them if the above stated vehicle has
such a system.

Were there any contractual agreements with NSL Services Ltd with
regard to breaking the Law and what would the repercussions be if
NSL Services Ltd were to break the law?

Lastly:

"Could you advise on any of the Westminster fleet, either owned by
Westminster or contractors working for the council, have 'Run-Lock'
systems allowing the drivers to legally vacate the car while the
engine is running?

Other than street cleansing vehicles, does Westminster use any
vehicles that can be legally vacated whilst the engine can be left
running, if there are can you identify them please?"

Has not been answered, could you please supply an answer those
questions?

Yours sincerely,

Mr Sawyer

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From: Customer Relations
Westminster City Council

28 September 2009

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Dear Mr Sawyer,

Please find enclosed a response to your follow up correspondence dated 1
September 2008 in relation to FOI request 4278.

Yours sincerely

Gordon Deas

<<FOI 4278a Sawyer.gd.doc>>

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Ben Tweedy left an annotation (28 September 2009)

Gordon Deas must be some sort of time lord "Thank you for your follow up e-mail dated 1 September 2008 in relation to FOI request 4278". 2008?

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From: Mr Sawyer

2 October 2009

Dear Customer Relations,

Thank you for your response. Could I ask (as WCC are concerned
about employees and contractors working standards and conditions)
what the process is for following up a blatant disregard for law
(as in this case) with contractors?

Can I ask where (and could I have a copy) in any contractual
agreement where these procedures are outlined?

Yours sincerely,

Mr Sawyer

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Westminster City Council

2 October 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: Mr Sawyer
Address: [email address]
Email: [email address]
Telephone:
Request Details: Follow up request to FOI4278 / A - (regarding comments
on information from third party evidence from a Nutsville.com
video):

Could I ask (as WCC are concerned about employees and contractors
working standards and conditions) what the
process is following up a blatant disregard for the law (as in the
case) with contractors?

Can I ask where ( and could I have a copy) in any contractual agreement
where these procedures are outlined?

FOI Reference Number: 4445
Target Completion Date: 30/10/2009

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This is an automatic response to your request, and replies to this message
will not be actioned.

If you need to contact Westminster City Council regarding your request,
please contact:

mailto:[Westminster City Council request email]
Tel:020 7641 3921

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From: Mr Sawyer

30 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Just a wee nudge. Can you address the outstanding issues please?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sawyer

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Ben Tweedy left an annotation ( 8 December 2009)

Do you think they'll ever answer?

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From: Mr Sawyer

10 December 2009

Dear Westminster City Council,

Can you give me a status on this FOI please?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sawyer

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From: Mr Sawyer

17 December 2009

Dear Westminster City Council,

This one is late guys.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sawyer

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From: Mr Sawyer

23 December 2009

Dear Westminster City Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Westminster City
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Westminster CCTV Smart Car
KV58 YSD'.

This is way over now and looks like it's being ignored. Can you
please abide by the Law.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/we...

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sawyer

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From: FOI
Westminster City Council

24 December 2009

Dear Mr Sawyer,

Thank you for your email below.

We will look into your query and will aim to respond before the 12th
January 2010.

Yours 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: FOI
Westminster City Council

15 January 2010

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Dear Mr Sawyer,

Thank you for your recent email to the Council requesting an internal
review of request 4445.

<<Response to Request for Internal Review - Sawyer - FOI 4445.doc>>

Please find our response attached.

Yours 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: FOI
Westminster City Council

28 April 2010

Dear Mr Sawyer

We are in receipt of correspondence from the Information Commissioner's
Office with regard to your FOI request referenced 4445, which states that
you wish to be provided with a copy of the contract held between
Westminster City Council and NCP. As this has not been clear from your
previous emails we logged this as a new request, referenced 5245, on the
date that we received the correspondence from the Information
Commissioner's Office.

I can confirm that we are able to provide you with a copy of the contract
but, due to the size of the document, we are unable to send it to you by
email. To this end we will need you to contact us directly, care of the
details below, to discuss alternative means of provision.

Please note that this email has been copied to the Information
Commissioner's Office for their reference.

I hope this answers your query. Should you have any further requests,
please contact me at the address below.

Yours 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: Mr Sawyer

28 April 2010

Dear Tanya,

Thanks for your response. On the 2nd of October 2009 I asked:

"Thank you for your response. Could I ask (as WCC are concerned
about employees and contractors working standards and conditions)
what the process is for following up a blatant disregard for law
(as in this case) with contractors?

Can I ask where (and could I have a copy) in any contractual
agreement where these procedures are outlined?"

I'm sorry that wasn't clear enough for you and I had to ask the ICO
for help. Just a suggestion but wouldn't it help to be more open
within the spirit of the Act rather than obstructive?

I'll see if I can find and email address for you and send a
delivery address or I can collect in person if that's better.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Sawyer

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From: FOI
Westminster City Council

5 May 2010

Dear Mr Sawyer,

Thank you for your email below.

If are able to collect the information I will arrange to have it on
reception for you at City Hall, and will confirm when it is available.
You will, however, need to provide a proof of identity on collection.

Alternatively you can contact us to provide a delivery address. To that
end I am providing the following link to the Westminster City Council
website which provides our email address. Please note that the telephone
number for the FOI Team on the site is, however, incorrect and we are in
the process of getting this changed.

[1]http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/c...

Yours 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]
[2]www.westminster.gov.uk

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