Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

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DEAR Gail Wilcox

Freedom of information request - FOI/7823

Subject: Private number plates

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Kind Regard

Information Management Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear Gail Wilcox

Request FOI/7823

Further to your request received on 05/07/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

"I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information
Act [insert applicable legislation, if known] to obtain information
regarding the expenditure of on private number plates, excluding any costs
associated with the mayor's car, fire department vehicles, and police
vehicles. I kindly request that the following information be provided:

Total Expenditure: Please disclose the total amount spent by on private
number plates during the last financial year [April 2022- March 2023].
This figure should exclude any expenses related to the mayor's car, fire
department vehicles, and police vehicles.

Breakdown of Expenditure: If possible, please provide a detailed breakdown
of the aforementioned expenditure, specifying the individual costs
associated with each private number plate purchase. This breakdown should
include the amount spent on each plate, the date of purchase, and any
additional charges related to registration or administration fees.

Purpose and Justification: Please provide an explanation for the purpose
and justification behind the expenditure on private number plates by the
council. If there were specific reasons or policies that prompted these
purchases, please include them in your response.

Impact on Public Services: Please indicate whether the expenditure on
private number plates has had any impact on the provision of public
services. If so, please elaborate on the nature of this impact and any
steps taken to mitigate it."

Croydon Council incurred no costs on private number plates in the
financial year April 2022 - March 2023.

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[1]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

Email:        [2][Croydon Borough Council request email]

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

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

Wilmslow

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

[3][Croydon Borough Council request email]

[4][email address]

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