Traffic Division
Zone 3/27
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
Charles Dawson
Horseferry Road
London SW1P 4DR
request-312726-
Web Site: www.gov.uk/dft
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Our Ref: GT51/2/2/F0013284
19 February 2016
Dear Mr Dawson
Freedom of Information Act Request F0013284
Thank you for your request dated 27 January 2016 in which you asked the following:
“What was the total of fines levied in 2013 and 2014 for
over-running road works?
If possible I would like this broken down with 3 separate
sub-totals for:
1. councils
2. utilities
3. others”
Your request has been considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the FOI
Act”) and I am writing to confirm that the Department for Transport (“the DfT”) has now
completed its search for the information. I have established that the specific information
you requested is not held by the DfT. This is because the DfT does not collect such
information. You may wish to consider approaching individual traffic authorities
responsible for street works and roadworks as they collate this information.
In keeping with the spirit and effect of the FOI Act, all information is assumed to be
releasable to the public unless exempt. A copy of this response and the information
provided may now be published on our website together with any related information that
will provide a key to its wider context.
If you are unhappy with the way the DfT has handled your request or with the decisions
made in relation to your request you may complain within two calendar months of the date
of this letter by writing to the DfT’s FOI Advice Team at:
Zone D/04
Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
Hastings
East Sussex TN37 7GA
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Please send or copy any follow-up correspondence relating to this request to the FOI
Advice Team to help ensure that it receives prompt attention. Please also remember to
quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Please see attached details of DfT’s complaints procedure and your right to complain to
the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
Mary Maxwell
Mary Maxwell
Your right to complain to the DfT and the Information Commissioner
You have the right to complain within two calendar months of the date of this letter about
the way in which your request for information was handled and/or about the decision not
to disclose all or part of the information requested. In addition a complaint can be made
that DfT has not complied with its FOI publication scheme.
Your complaint will be acknowledged and you will be advised of a target date by which to
expect a response. Initially your complaint will be re-considered by the official who dealt
with your request for information. If, after careful consideration, that official decides that
his/her decision was correct, your complaint will automatically be referred to a senior
independent official who will conduct a further review. You will be advised of the outcome
of your complaint and if a decision is taken to disclose information originally withheld this
will be done as soon as possible.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
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Cheshire
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