Document Scanning / DMS

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Dear Lichfield City Council,

1: Does the council have a dedicated on-site scanning team for paper records?
a: If so, how many FTE are within the team?
b: What volumes are the team scanning on a daily/weekly/monthly/annual basis?
c: Are the team scanning legacy records or day forward, or both?
d: what hardware & software is used by the team?
e: Is the hardware leased, rented or was it purchased outright?
f: Who is responsible within the council for the procurement of hardware and software? Please supply contact details.

2:If the council does not have a dedicated on-site scanning team, is there a contract for outsourced document scanning provisions?
a: If so, who is this contract with?
c: What is the value of the contract?
d: When is the contract due for renewal?

3: Does the council have on-site facilities to store paper records?
a: If so, how many FTE manage the facility?
b: What is the cost to the council monthly/annually? Include real-estate, FTE, systems and transport.

4: Does the council have contract(s) for off-site storage?
a: If so, who is the contract with?
A1: What is the annual cost of off-site storage for the council?
b: Does the contract include scan on demand or digitising services?
c: If so, what volumes of pages / images are scanned daily/weekly/monthly/annually?
d: What is the annual cost for outsourced scanning – either on-demand or scheduled?

5: Are there departments within the council that scan their own documents locally?
a: If so, what hardware and software is used to manage this?
b: Are volumes captured? If so, what are they?
c:What types of documents are scanned?

6: Who in the council is responsible for records / document management programmes/systems?
A: Please provide contact details

7: Who in the council manages the contract(s) relationships with hardware providers and outsourced storage or scanning providers?
A: Please provide contact details

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Stonard

Tony Briggs, Lichfield City Council

Dear Daniel,

Please see answers to your FOI within your email below. As a Parish Council the City Council's use of scanning is very limited and storage requirements are relatively small.

Regards

Tony

Tony Briggs
Town Clerk
Lichfield City Council
Donegal House, Bore Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LU
Tel: 01543 309856
Fax 01543 258441
email: [email address]
The City Council website is at www.lichfield.gov.uk
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Stonard [mailto:[FOI #505548 email]]
Sent: 02 August 2018 21:16
To: Enquiries Group <[Lichfield City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Document Scanning / DMS

Dear Lichfield City Council,

1: Does the council have a dedicated on-site scanning team for paper records? No
a: If so, how many FTE are within the team? N?A
b: What volumes are the team scanning on a daily/weekly/monthly/annual basis? N/A
c: Are the team scanning legacy records or day forward, or both? N/A
d: what hardware & software is used by the team? N/A
e: Is the hardware leased, rented or was it purchased outright? N/A
f: Who is responsible within the council for the procurement of hardware and software? Please supply contact details. N/A

2:If the council does not have a dedicated on-site scanning team, is there a contract for outsourced document scanning provisions? No
a: If so, who is this contract with?
c: What is the value of the contract?
d: When is the contract due for renewal?

3: Does the council have on-site facilities to store paper records? Yes
a: If so, how many FTE manage the facility? 0
b: What is the cost to the council monthly/annually? Include real-estate, FTE, systems and transport. Our limited requirements for paper storage are incorporated withion the building that is used as the Council's base

4: Does the council have contract(s) for off-site storage? No
a: If so, who is the contract with?
A1: What is the annual cost of off-site storage for the council?
b: Does the contract include scan on demand or digitising services?
c: If so, what volumes of pages / images are scanned daily/weekly/monthly/annually?
d: What is the annual cost for outsourced scanning – either on-demand or scheduled?

5: Are there departments within the council that scan their own documents locally? Documents are scanned using our Ricoh photocopier as required
a: If so, what hardware and software is used to manage this?
b: Are volumes captured? If so, what are they? No
c:What types of documents are scanned? Letters, agreements, land titles etc

6: Who in the council is responsible for records / document management programmes/systems?
A: Please provide contact details

7: Who in the council manages the contract(s) relationships with hardware providers and outsourced storage or scanning providers? Town Clerk
A: Please provide contact details As per my sutosignature

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Stonard

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