Dear Mr Dunster

FOI Request ref:  3815 / Parking Fines

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 09/04/2014 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We always aim to respond as quickly as possible, and in this case will do
so no later than 12/05/2014, which is the 20 working day deadline. The
deadline is counted from the first working day we receive it, not the date
a letter is written / posted or an email sent.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we proceed in dealing with your request.

Please quote the above reference number in any communication regarding
this request.

Yours sincerely

Customer Information Officer

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

email: [1][East Sussex County Council request email]   web: [2]www.eastsussex.gov.uk/foi

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Dear Mr Dunster

FOI Request ref:  3815 / Parking Fines

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 09/04/2014 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). We have considered your request
and concluded that the information requested will be available in our
annual parking report, which is due to be published later this year.
Information that is intended for future publication is exempt from
immediate disclosure under the authority provided by Section 22 FOIA.

The exemption provided by Section 22 FOIA is not absolute and we are
required to weigh the public interest in releasing the information to you
now against the public interest in waiting until the planned publication
date. We always aim to respond as quickly as possible but the FOIA
provides that we may have up to 20 working days to carry out this public
interest test. We will therefore provide our final response to you no
later than 21 May 2014, which is the 20 working day deadline.

Please quote the above reference number in any communication regarding
this request.

Yours sincerely

Jeremy Coleman

Customer Information Officer

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

email: [1][East Sussex County Council request email]   web: [2]www.eastsussex.gov.uk/foi

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when replying. All communications sent to or from the County Council
may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with
relevant legislation.

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appropriate checks are made.

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Dear Mr Dunster

FOI Request ref:  3815 / Parking Fines

Further to our email of 22 April 2014, we have now completed a public
interest test regarding your request. There is a public interest in
transparency and accountability, to promote public understanding and to
safeguard democratic processes. However, there is also a public interest
in permitting public authorities to publish information in a manner and
form and at a time of their own choosing. In order for the County Council
to effectively conduct its public affairs, the general publication of
information should be a planned and managed activity. Where a decision has
been taken in principle to publish, the County Council has a reasonable
entitlement to make its own arrangements for doing so. Given that there is
a set deadline for when the report will be published, it is not
unreasonable to delay publication. This is particularly so given that date
for publishing is also not very far away. Furthermore, there are practical
disadvantages of immediate disclosure.  Information released now will not
be complete and premature disclosure may result in wrong information being
made available, which is clearly not in the public interest.

We will not be releasing the information to you ahead of the planned
publication.

I hope that this answers your enquiry. If you believe that the County
Council has not complied with the FOI Act in responding to your request,
you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to do so, please set out
the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

Philip Baker, Assistant Director, Legal and Democratic Services, East
Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East
Sussex. BN7 1UE.

or by email to him at [1][email address]

Please quote the FOI reference number in any communication regarding this
particular request.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you then
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision
unless you have exhausted the County Council’s internal review procedure
as described in the previous paragraph. The Commissioner can be contacted
at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.  [2]Tel: 0303 123 1113.  [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Jeremy Coleman

Customer Information Officer

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

email: [4][East Sussex County Council request email]   web: [5]www.eastsussex.gov.uk/foi

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it to anyone else.

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when replying. All communications sent to or from the County Council
may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with
relevant legislation.

Although East Sussex County Council has taken steps to ensure that this
e-mail and any attachments are virus free, we can take no responsibility
if a virus is actually present and you are advised to ensure that the
appropriate checks are made.

You can visit our website at http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

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