Lincoln Prisoners Transportation
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the information on the transport of prisoners at Lincoln Prison (Category B) to the Lincoln County Hospital, both on Greetwell Road.
I understand that the total amount spent on 940 taxi journey's to the hospital since 2006 is £5,467.
Therefore, I would like to request:
A) What risk assessment was made to justify a taxi's use to a facility less than 200 yards away.
B) Why has no other transport solution been made if this has been happening since 2006.
C) Is anything in progress to solve this expensive problem. If so, what is it?
Yours faithfully,
Miss L. Wright.
Dear Miss Wright
Please find attached our response to your email dated 30 September,
concerning Lincoln prison.
<<Response to Miss L Wright.doc>>
Rob Moseley
Briefing and Casework Unit
National Offender Management Service
6th Floor | Red Zone Post Point 6.02 | Clive House |
70 Petty France | London | SW1H 9EX
' 0300 047 6042
: [email address]
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Dear Moseley, Rob [NOMS],
In your answer to my last question you said that the cost of providing a separate vehicle and driver solely for hospital escorts far outweighs the cost of the current arrangements. What exactly are the current arrangements? And what are the exact figures of each option?
Yours sincerely,
Laura.
Dear Miss Wright
Thank you for you email. Your request for further information is being
treated as a fresh application for information under the Freedom Of
Information Act and you will receive a response in due course.
Yours sincerely
Rob Moseley
Freedom of Information Request FOI/67619/10
Data Access & Compliance Unit
Information Directorate
Zone 6 B
Post point 6.25
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
T 020 3334 5341
F 020 3334 2245
E [email address]
20-OCT-10 Our Ref:FOI/67619/10
Dear Ms Wright,
SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your correspondence of October 18, 2010, in which you
asked for information relating to prisoner escorts under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA) from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
You will receive a response from us by November 12, 2010. Your request
has been passed to the appropriate business unit within the MoJ, and
they will write to you with their decision by this date.
The FOIA does provide a number of exemptions. A qualified exemption
requires that before relying on it we must consider the public interest
test. If the information you have requested is covered by a qualified
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not to disclose the information requested.
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If you have any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to
contact us. Please quote ref: FOI/67619/10 in all future correspondence.
Yours sincerely,
Kate Balding
Data Access and Compliance Unit
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Dear Balding, Kate,
I have not received a response for my last request. By law you as the authority should have responded promptly and by 28 October 2010.
Yours sincerely,
Laura
Hello Laura,
As per our acknowledgement e-mail below, the statutory deadline is 12
November 2010.
Hope this helps.
Best Wishes
Kate
Kate Balding
Senior Casework Advisor
Data Access & Compliance Unit
Dear Miss Wright
I attach a reply to your FOI request of 18 October to the Ministry of
Justice, in which you sought information on the cost of taxis used by
Lincoln prison.
<<67619 - Wright -prisoner escorts - follow up TO Correspondence HMP
Lincoln- taxi fares from prison to hospital.doc>>
Allen Chapman
Briefing and Casework Unit
Red Zone Post Point 6.02
6th Floor
Clive House
70 Petty France
London SW1H 9EX
Tel: 0300 047 6024
Fax: 0300 047 6020
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