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Freedom of Information 

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance  

Information Management Dept. | Professionalism Command 

Essex Police 

Email: [7][Essex Police request email] 

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available) 

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [8]Information Rights | Essex
Police 

  

Find out what is happening in your area: [9]Your area | Essex Police  

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Thank you for your Freedom of information (FOI) request logged under the
above reference.  

   

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public
authorities:    

   

Unless exemptions apply, the first duty (at [1]Section 1(1)(a) is to
confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held.   

The second duty (at [2]Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that
has been confirmed as being held.    

However, where exemptions are relied upon ([3]Section 17 of FOIA), there
is a requirement to provide the applicant with an explanation either:  

a) stating the fact   

b) detailing the exemption(s) in question and  

c) why the exemption applies (if not apparent).  

    

Information Request

I write to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requesting info
on the number of road collisions which have been recorded by Essex Police
on the A120.

Would you be able to send over year-by-year data pertaining to the number
of road traffic collisions recorded by Essex Police for 2013 to 2023
inclusive.

For each year, would you also be able to list the number of fatalities
recorded on the road.

 

FOI Duty   

First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to your request. 

Second Duty – See Exemption and Information below 

Fact – See below 

Exemption – [4]Section 21 / Section 22 

  

Reasoning – 

 

Section 21 of the Act (Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means)
states that information is exempt information if it is reasonably
accessible to the applicant otherwise than under Section 1 of the FOIA.  

 

Section 22 of the Act (Information Intended for Future Publication) states
that information is held with a view to its publication at some future
date. 

 

Essex Police can advise as follows: 

  

Caveat: The links to information are correct as at 21 March 2024

 

Information regarding Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs) on the A120 between
2013 and 2023 will not be provided by virtue of the exemption [5]Section
21 Information accessible to applicant by other means as public domain RTC
data by location and time period is published elsewhere:

 

[6]TraffWeb Collision Data Map displays information on RTCs in Essex for
the years 2019 to 2024.  The information displayed is based on the
statistics gathered by the Police about road traffic collisions which
result in injuries. The results can be refined by location, date and
injury severity.

 

UK wide data for RTCs involving injuries is available via [7]CrashMap for
the years 1999 to 2022. The results can be refined by location, date and
injury severity.

 

STATS19 is a UK wide collection of all RTCs that resulted in a personal
injury and were reported to the Police within 30 days of the accident,
these statistics are compiled from returns made by Police Forces.   

 

The data is collected by the Police at the roadside or when the accident
is reported to them by a member of the public at a Police Station. The
variables and fields collected are defined by the Department for Transport
(DfT) and these have been agreed by the Standing Committee for Road
Accident Statistics (SCRAS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers
ACPO) - please see below link:   

[8]https://data.gov.uk/dataset/cb7ae6f0-4be...

 

The files provide detailed road safety data about the circumstances of
personal injury road accidents in Great Britain from 1979, the types of
vehicles involved and the consequential casualties. The statistics relate
only to personal injury accidents on public roads that are reported to the
Police and subsequently recorded, using the STATS19 Accident Reporting
Form. 

 

The following articles and documents available via our publication scheme
may also be of interest:

 

[9]Published Items - Speeding | Essex Police

 

[10]Accidents | Essex Police

 

[11]Road Traffic Collisions Policy and Forms | Essex Police

 

[12]H0600 Policy - Road Related Investigations | Essex Police

 

[13]H0601 Procedure - Road Traffic Collisions (Recording) | Essex Police

 

[14]H0602 Procedure - Road Traffic Collisions (Investigations) | Essex
Police

 

Essex Police trusts that the information provided is of assistance. 

 

Thank you for your interest in Essex Police. 

 

Freedom of Information 

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance  

Information Management Dept. | Professionalism Command 

Essex Police 

Email: [15][Essex Police request email] 

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available) 

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [16]Information Rights |
Essex Police 

  

Find out what is happening in your area: [17]Your area | Essex Police  

Contact Us: [18]Help us help you | Essex Police   

Report non-emergency crime online: [19]Report | Essex Police 

How do we use your data: [20]Privacy notice | Essex Police 

 

FOI requests  

Before submission of an FOI Information request, please visit: [21]How to
access information from a public body | ICO and please review our
publications regarding various subjects through [22]Accessing information
| Essex Police to prevent unnecessary requests.  

  

Your right to complain  

  

If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.  

  

Under [23]Section 17(7)(a)(b) FOIA complaints should be submitted within
40 working days from the date of this response and should be addressed to
the Information Rights Manager at the above address or by email to:
[24][Essex Police request email] we will conduct a review to
investigate your complaint and endeavour to reply within 40 working days.
Please explain which aspect of the disclosure you are not satisfied with,
and if your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption. 

  

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under the [25]Section 50 FOIA to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.  The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or via [26]Home | ICO

 

From: Info Rights Freedom Essex <[Essex Police request email]>
Sent: 06 March 2024 09:56
To: Daniel Rees <[FOI #1096904 email]>
Subject: FOI 19901 A120 Traffic Collisions and Fatalities 2013-2023

 

Thank you for your request for information, which has been logged under
the above reference number.      

   

Essex Police will endeavour to respond to your application within 20
working days, as set out within the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).  If a time extension is to be applied to your request, you will be
informed; the reason for the extension will also be provided.      

   

Please note that Essex Police may refuse detailed or multiple requests
that are submitted at the same time, as per [27]Section 14 of the FOIA.
Furthermore, if the information sought is already publicly available, you
may be redirected to our publication scheme:
[28]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac... or other
official links, such as the [29]PFCC, [30]Home Office or the [31]Office
for National Statistics   

    

Should you need to contact us whilst your information request is being
processed, please email [32][Essex Police request email], quoting
the above reference, and a member of the team will assist.     

  

Freedom of Information 

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance  

Information Management Dept. | Professionalism Command 

Essex Police 

Email: [33][Essex Police request email] 

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available) 

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [34]Information Rights |
Essex Police 

  

Find out what is happening in your area: [35]Your area | Essex Police  

Contact Us: [36]Help us help you | Essex Police   

Report non-emergency crime online: [37]Report | Essex Police 

How do we use your data : [38]Privacy notice | Essex Police 

 

 

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