Chair
David Garbutt QPM
Our ref: FOI/1080/17
Chief Executive Pauline Howie OBE
12 January 2018
2016
Dear Mr Smith
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2017 requesting information under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 which has been processed.
Detail
You requested the following information:
How many ambulances were damaged due to vandalism in the last 12 months?
How many ambulances were damaged?
How many ambulances were stolen/joyridden in the last 12 months?
What was the total cost of damage to the vehicles?
Response
1. How many ambulances were damaged due to vandalism in the last 12 months?
There have been no instances of vandalism to Scottish Ambulance Service ambulances in the last 12
months.
2. How many ambulances were damaged?
Not applicable.
3. How many ambulances were stolen/joyridden in the last 12 months?
There have been no recorded instances of ambulances being stolen or joyridden in the last 12 months.
4. What was the total cost of damage to the vehicles?
Not applicable.
Scottish Ambulance Service, National Headquarters, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Telephone: 0131 314 0000
www.scottishambulance.com
Review Procedure
If you are dissatisfied with the way in which I have dealt with your request, you are entitled to require a
review of this decision. Should you decide to request a review you must:
Apply for a review of our decision in writing within 40 working days of the date of this notice and include:
An address for further correspondence
A description of the original request and
The reason(s) why you are dissatisfied with our decision.
You should address your request for a review of decision to:
Mark Hannan
Head of Corporate Affairs and Engagement
Scottish Ambulance Service
National Headquarters,
Gyle Square,
1 South Gyle Crescent,
Edinburgh, EH12 9EB
0131 314 0000
E-mail:
xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
The requests for a review will be passed to another manager who was not involved in the original decision
to assess the application.
Following the review you will receive notice of the result as soon as possible but in any case within 20
working days of us receiving it. Our response will explain the decision of the reviewer as well as details of
how to appeal to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner if you remain dissatisfied with the
review decision reached by us.
If you wish to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner you may do so at the details below:
Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
e-mail:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
You can also make your appeal online via the Commissioner’s website at
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal. This link gives you help in real time explaining exactly what is
needed so the Commissioner can investigate your case quickly.
Should you have issues you would like to discuss about this process, please contact me.
Scottish Ambulance Service, National Headquarters, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Telephone: 0131 314 0000
www.scottishambulance.com
Yours sincerely
Lora Vernon
Corporate Affairs and Engagement
Scottish Ambulance Service, National Headquarters, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Telephone: 0131 314 0000
www.scottishambulance.com