CCTV on Council building.
Paul of the Woods Family made this Freedom of Information request to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,
Can you tell me the costs of the CCTV cameras that were being fitted to the entrance of the Council building in Huyton today.
Yours faithfully,
Paul of the Woods Family
Dear Mr Woods,
Thank you for your email received on 5 February 2016 requesting information about CCTV on Council Building.
I have recorded your request for information under reference F2016.02.1999.
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 4 March 2016.
In line with guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the council may make a charge for the provision of information – for example in order to cover the costs of postage (in line with the relevant postal charges) or charges for printing and copying (which will reflect photocopying charges levied by the council’s public libraries) or if this falls within the regulations of an EIR (Environmental Information).
You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.
If you need further information please contact me.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Mr Woods,
Freedom of Information request F2016-02-1999
We have looked into your request for information about CCTV on Council
building, and our response is shown below.
Q: Can you tell me the costs of the CCTV cameras that were being fitted to
the entrance of the Council building in Huyton today.
A: £200
If you need further information please see contact details below.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
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Dear Freedom of Information,
In reference my previous Freedom of Information request F2016-02-1999 ('CCTV on Council building.') you gave me the installation costs of "£200".
Can you give me the maintenance and monitoring costs per annum for this camera.
Thank you
Yours sincerely,
Paul Woods
Dear Mr Woods,
Thank you for your email received on 21 March 2016 requesting information about CCTV on Council Building.
I have recorded your request for information under reference F2016.03.2155.
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 20 April 2016.
In line with guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the council may make a charge for the provision of information – for example in order to cover the costs of postage (in line with the relevant postal charges) or charges for printing and copying (which will reflect photocopying charges levied by the council’s public libraries) or if this falls within the regulations of an EIR (Environmental Information).
You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.
If you need further information please contact me.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Mr Woods,
Freedom of Information request F2016-03-2155
We have looked into your request for information about CCTV on Council
Building, and our response is shown below.
There are no additional costs for monitoring this camera as it can be
picked up within existing resources. There are no ongoing annual
maintenance costs associated with the camera given it is a static camera.
The functionality of the camera will be monitored over time and any issues
will be addressed as and when required.
If you need further information please see contact details below.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
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Dear Freedom of Information,
Freedom of Information request F2016-03-2155
So, what are the current annual costs of the 'existing resources' that are used in monitoring all of the Council's CCTV cameras?
Yours sincerely,
Paul Woods
Dear Mr Woods,
Thank you for your email received on 25 April 2016 requesting information about CCTV on Council Building.
I have recorded your request for information under reference F2016.04.2278.
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 24 May 2016.
In line with guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the council may make a charge for the provision of information – for example in order to cover the costs of postage (in line with the relevant postal charges) or charges for printing and copying (which will reflect photocopying charges levied by the council’s public libraries) or if this falls within the regulations of an EIR (Environmental Information).
You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.
If you need further information please contact me.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Mr Woods,
Having considered what information we hold in relation to your request I am advising that some/or all of your request may be subject to an exemption.
S43 Commercial Interests
We are allowed additional time in which to consider these exemptions and you will receive a further response once a decision has been made. You will receive a response by 22 June 2016.
If you need further information please see the contact details below.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Freedom of Information,
Under what legislation are you, " allowed additional time in which to consider these exemptions"?
Yours sincerely,
Paul Woods
Dear Freedom of Information,
With regard to my FOI request F2016.04.2278, I am publishing your response (below) onto the WhatDoTheyKnow website, so it is view-able by the general public.
I do not require a response, but any internal review requested in regard to this FOI request is still legally valid in my view.
KMBC Response:
"Mr Woods
Freedom of Information
I refer to your recent Freedom of Information requests, reference numbers:
F2015.12.1817, F2015.12.1858, F2015.12.1860, F2045.12.1868, F2016.01.1944, F2016.01.1970, F2016.01.1998, F2016.02.1999, F2016.01.1942. F2016.03.2108, F2016.03.2119, F2016.03.2127, F2016.03.2130, F2016.03.2155, F2016.03.2156, F2016.03.2189, F2016.04.2220, F2016.04.2228, F2016.04.2278
The Council is of the view your requests are vexatious in accordance with section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore the Council is not obliged to comply with your requests. In reaching this decision the Council has taken into account a number of factors including;
· The Council has up to now expended considerable time and effort in responding to these requests, well in excess of the appropriate limit permitted by section 12 of the Act but this has not satisfied the requestor.
· The requests are now part of a targeted campaign which is causing the Council a “disproportionate and unjustified level of disruption irritation or distress”
· On balance at least 6 of the indicators identified on page 7 of the ICO Guidance on dealing with vexatious requests have been engaged. In particular those indicators are ‘Deliberate intention to cause annoyance’; ‘Scattergun approach’; ‘Disproportionate effort’; ‘No obvious intent to obtain information’; ‘Futile requests’; and ‘Burden on the authority’.
and considered in details the Information Commissioner’s Office guidance on dealing with vexatious requests (section 14).
Having now determined that one or more exemptions under the Act applies to your request, I am required under the provision of the Act to advise you that you can appeal against the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner.
The Commissioner’s postal address is Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. The telephone number for the Information Commissioner’s Office is 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745. The e-mail address is: [email address].
Yours Sincerely
Phil Aspinall
Head of Customer Services
Tel: (0151)-443 3510 | Mob: 07919 111248 | Email: [email address]
Knowsley Council | Municipal Buildings | Archway Road | Huyton | L36 9YU"
Yours sincerely,
Paul Woods
Dear Freedom of Information,
In regard to my Freedom of Information request F2016-03-2155
You have not supplied the requested information, and have not carried out the requested internal review.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Woods
Dear Mr Woods,
Thank you for your e-mail below. The response to request F2016.03.2155 was sent to you on 19 April 2016 and I have attached this for you. I have checked with the "have your say" team and they can find no trace of receiving an internal review from you relating to this request.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
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