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Our reference: 22251 EIR

Dear Mr Coates,

Thank you for your request of 21 September 2023 in which you asked for the
following information:

A speed limit sign was previously erected in the south side cycle path on
the A40, just west of the A34 flyover. This was (finally) removed as it
was a danger to cyclists (see
[1]https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/3603107).

A replacement sign has now been erected (Sept 2023), and this is also on
the cycle path. Please can you provide:

a) the risk assessment performed for the positioning of this replacement
sign

b) the design document used to provide information to the installing
staff/contractor as to where this should be positioned, and the type of
sign to be used (post, markings, reflective markers, etc)

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Environmental Information Regulations
2004/Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an exception applies. This
means that the council will respond to you by the end of 19 October 2023.

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request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

Kind regards,

Renata

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Voice of the Customer Team

Customers and Organisational Development

Oxfordshire County Council

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Our reference: 22251 EIR

Dear Mr Coates,

Thank you for your request of 21 September 2023 in which you asked for the
following information, please find our response to your questions below in
bold:

A speed limit sign was previously erected in the south side cycle path on
the A40, just west of the A34 flyover. This was (finally) removed as it
was a danger to cyclists (see
[1]https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/3603107).

A replacement sign has now been erected (Sept 2023), and this is also on
the cycle path. Please can you provide:

 a. the risk assessment performed for the positioning of this replacement
sign.

Please find attached pdf document, “AECOM Recommendations” includes
informal risk assessment.

The placement of the sign in the original scheme and replacement scheme
complies with the Traffic Signs Manual (TSM) Chapter 1.

The Council has redacted the following information from the disclosure:

 1. The names, addresses and contact details of some third parties who are
not Council staff.

The Council considers that this information is exempt from disclosure
under regulation13 of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. 
Regulation 13 provides that information shall not be disclosed where it
constitutes the personal data of someone other than the applicant and that
disclosure would satisfy one of the following three conditions:

1. disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles, or
would do so if the exemptions in section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act
2018 (manual unstructured data held by public authorities) were
disregarded or,

2. disclosure would contravene Article 21 of the GDPR (general processing:
right to object to processing), or section 99 of the Data Protection Act
2018 (intelligence services processing: right to object to processing).

3. on a request under Article 15(1) of the GDPR (general processing: right
of access by the data subject) for access to personal data, the
information would be withheld in reliance on provision made by or under
section 15, 16 or 26 of, or Schedule 2, 3 or 4 to, the Data Protection Act
2018, on a request under section 45(1)(b) of that Act (law enforcement
processing: right of access by the data subject), the information would be
withheld in reliance on subsection (4) of that section, or on a request
under section 94(1)(b) of that Act (intelligence services processing:
rights of access by the data subject), the information would be withheld
in reliance on a provision of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of that Act.

In this case, the relevant condition is the first condition. 
Specifically, the council considers that the first data protection
principle would be breached; namely, that disclosure of the redacted
information would not be fair for the following reasons:

 1. The reasonable expectations of the data subject and the nature of the
information itself leads the Council to conclude that the data subject
could not reasonably expect that this information would be disclosed,
 2. Neither this, nor similar information has been released into the
public domain by the data subject or anyone else; and
 3. That the legitimate interests in the public having access to this
information do not outweigh the interests in preserving the rights and
freedoms of the data subject.

In reaching this decision, the Council noted that the following
consequences may occur if this information was disclosed:

 1. Disclosure may lead to the data subject receiving unwanted and
unnecessary correspondence and
 2. The data subject would not expect this information to be released.

In light of the above, the Council considers it justified to uphold this
exemption by applying redactions to the disclosure.

b) the design document used to provide information to the installing
staff/contractor as to where this should be positioned, and the type of
sign to be used (post, markings, reflective markers, etc).

The placement of the sign is detailed in the attached PDF
60614745-A40-DWG-30-C-1209-1223.pdf.

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Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Loren Jennings

Project Manager

A40 Programme

Major Infrastructure Capital Programme

Communities

Oxfordshire County Council

Email: [4][email address]

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Dear Mr Coates,

Our reference 22560 EIR

Thank you for your request under the Environmental Information Request
(2004) in which you asked for the following information:

Thank you for the above response to 22551 EIR. Can you please clarify if
there is a formal risk assessment for the choices made from the options
provided in the AECOM document and supply that document if so?
Specifically, any risk assessment document regarding the risks (with an
assessment of e.g., severity/likelihood) to cyclists on the path as a
result of the various options being implemented.

We are writing to acknowledge your request. Your request has been logged
under reference 22560 EIR.

Your request is being considered and we aim to send your response by 15
December 2023 in accordance with the Legislation. However, if there are
circumstances where this is not possible, we will write to further inform
you of when you will expect to receive your response.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further enquiries
about your request, quoting your reference number above.

Kind regards

Renata

Renata Malinowski

FOI Support Officer

Voice of the Customer Team

Oxfordshire County Council

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Dear Mr Coates,

Please find attached our response to your Environmental Information
Request. 

Kind Regards

Renata

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Voice of the Customer Team

Customers and Organisational Development

Oxfordshire County Council

Email:  [1]FOI-E&[email address]

[2]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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