Gatso Calibration and Training

The request was successful.

Dear Durham Constabulary,
I would like to request a FOI disclosure which is basically to understand the annual money payments to Serco and Gatso for the calibration and maintenance of cameras, staff training, and how the speed is calculated as part of the secondary check.
Q1. How many fixed post Gatso (FPG) and Gatso Red Light(GRL) cameras were in use, on an annual basis, by your partnership in the past three financial years?
Q2.For these cameras, for the past three financial years, what were the total cost amounts paid(TCAP) for the annual calibration of these cameras, identifying the TCAP to intermediate agents such as Serco and the company Gatsometer B.V, and the additional amounts of V.A.T added ?
Q3.Please confirm if the partnership have ownership of these cameras, paid in full, or any other arrangement.
Q4.Please confirm if the calibration contracts (CC) have been agreed for a fixed term with break penalty clauses or negotiated annually, if the CC are inclusive of a greater contract regarding maintenance, and who signed the contracts on behalf of the partnership.
Q5.After the cameras have been returned following calibration please confirm if, apart from the calibration certificate, Gatsometer B.V provide a report on any faults detected and items replaced and, if so, please identify the items, including batteries, that have required replacement.
Q6 After calibration, please confirm if the cameras are returned with a shutter speed of two photographs at intervals of 0.5 seconds, and if your Camera Enforcement Officers make any adjustments to the shutter speed or flash setting prior to reinstallation and, if so, what are the setting adjustments?.
Q7.Regarding the secondary check viewing, please advise how the viewing staff are trained for their task, who does the training, are certificates of completion provided, and are the staff given post training assessments or hard copy reference documentation. Is the work of the viewing staff audited or reviewed at intervals?
Q8.For FPG please confirm the distance between the calibration lines on the road which are part of the secondary check, so that one can calculate the speed if five lines are passed.

Yours faithfully,

dennis fallon

Freedom of Information,

2 Attachments

NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED


Dear Mr Fallon

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 476/11

I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request below,
received by Durham Constabulary on 26th August 2011.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. You will receive a response within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the
information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
In some circumstances Durham Constabulary may be unable to achieve this
deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
timescale at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you requested. If this is the case you will be informed
and the 20 day working timescale will be suspended until we receive
payment from you. If you choose not to make payment then your request
will remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require full or partial transference to another
public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest possible
way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right
to complain.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please do
not hesitate to contact me.

Regards
Claire Wigham
Information Officer
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards & Legal Services Department Durham Constabulary
Tel: 0345 6060365

show quoted sections

Freedom of Information, Durham Constabulary

2 Attachments

NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

Dear Mr Fallon

Please find the attached response to your Freedom of Information
request.

Regards
Claire Wigham
Information Officer
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards & Legal Services Department Durham Constabulary
Tel: 0345 6060365

show quoted sections

Dear Ms Wigham,
Thank you for your prompt reply confirming that Durham Constabulary currently use one mobile camera but have no fixed camera sites.

The fixed sites are expensive to operate,and I appreciate your efficiency.

Yours sincerely,

dennis fallon