Correspondence with police around Thames Path barriers

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Alexander Baxevanis

Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

I refer to a tweet from your councillor David Gardner in relation to the installation of a barrier on a path between Thames Path and Tunnel Avenue to prevent antisocial behaviour: https://twitter.com/david_llew/status/16...

Mr Gardner claims that “This [the installation of the barrier] was a police recommendation”.

Can you please share all correspondence between the Metropolitan Police (or any other police force) and Greenwich Council which includes:

1. A specific recommendation from the police to install the barrier
2. Any other options that were discussed
3. Any discussion of illegal/dangerous/antisocial behaviour that led to the consideration of installing a barrier

Yours faithfully,

Alexander Baxevanis

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Mr Baxevanis

 

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-72712

 

Thank you for your request dated 13 April 2023.

 

Your request will be answered by 15 May 2023. 

 

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David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

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Dear Mr Baxevanis

 

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Subject: FOI-72712: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence with
police around Thames Path barriers

 

Dear Mr Baxevanis

 

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-72712

 

Thank you for your request dated 13 April 2023.

 

Your request will be answered by 15 May 2023. 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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Dear Mr Baxevanis

 

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-72712

 

Thank you for your request dated 13 April 2023.

 

Our response is as follows:

 

I refer to a tweet from your councillor David Gardner in relation to the
installation of a barrier on a path between Thames Path and Tunnel Avenue
to prevent antisocial behaviour:
[1]https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Mr Gardner claims that “This [the installation of the barrier] was a
police recommendation”.

 

 

Can you please share all correspondence between the Metropolitan Police
(or any other police force) and Greenwich Council which includes:

 

1. A specific recommendation from the police to install the barrier

 A. I must advise that RBG does not hold any correspondence that match
this description between ourselves and the Metropolitan Police

 

2. Any other options that were discussed

 A. I must advise that RBG does not hold any correspondence that match
this description between ourselves and the Metropolitan Police

 

3. Any discussion of illegal/dangerous/antisocial behaviour that led to
the consideration of installing a barrier

 A. Please see attached document containing correspondence between RBG and
the Metropolitan Police Service

 

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This information is partly exempt in accordance with section 40(2) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act). This information constitutes
third party data.

 

Section 40(2) provides that personal data about third parties is exempt
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Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 13 April 2023 08:54
To: 'Alexander Baxevanis' <[FOI #971341 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-72712: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence with
police around Thames Path barriers

 

Dear Mr Baxevanis

 

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-72712

 

Thank you for your request dated 13 April 2023.

 

Your request will be answered by 15 May 2023. 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [4]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

 

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