Purpose of spy vehicle

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Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,

Can you please advise me what one of your white vans, marked Wirral Community Patrol, was doing spying around roads of Millhouse Lane, Moreton. Vehicle occupied by Male in yellow jacket and female carrying computer/camera. Time 11:00 am Tuesday 10th January.
Vehicle toured roads such as Rosewood Drive, Alnwick Drive, Kinnerton Close and roads off these.

Yours faithfully,

billm

InfoMgr, FinDMT, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

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-----Original Message-----
From: billm [mailto:[FOI #381005 email]]
Sent: 10 January 2017 17:19
To: InfoMgr, FinDMT
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Purpose of spy vehicle

 

Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,

 

Can you please advise me what one of your white vans, marked Wirral
Community Patrol, was doing spying around roads of Millhouse Lane,
Moreton.  Vehicle occupied by Male in yellow jacket and female carrying
computer/camera.  Time 11:00 am Tuesday 10th January.

Vehicle toured roads such as Rosewood Drive, Alnwick Drive, Kinnerton
Close and roads off these.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

billm

 

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Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
I have now received a suitable explanation from the appropriate department so please close this request

Yours sincerely,

billm