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Dear Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,
Could you please tell me A)Why has one contract firm has kept the contract for minor road works for the past 30 years or more ?
B)Why are there are no names on the lorries or equipment ? and C)Why no telephone numbers to contact them about their hap hazard way of setting about the job and actually doing the job i:e blocking pavements ,forcing pedestrians to walk into danger and no warning of their future work in one area ?

Yours faithfully,

michael cawley

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Cawley,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI 8819).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows.

 

A)Why has one contract firm has kept the contract for minor road works for
the past 30 years or more ?

 

Until November 2006 with the formation of the Council’s wholly owned
company, Solutions SK Ltd, minor road works were undertaken by the Council
directly. Since the company was formed the Council has used Solutions SK,
as it’s provider of choice. In March this year, the Council’s Executive
received a report to consider the future provision of the Council’s
Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds
Maintenance) and Highways Maintenance functions. [1]A copy of the report
can be found here.

 

B)Why are there are no names on the lorries or equipment ?

The SSK branding has been applied on certain vehicles within the fleet
however a proportion of the vehicles are hired or owned by a
sub-contractor resource.

 

C)Why no telephone numbers to contact them about their hap hazard way of
setting about the job and actually doing the job i:e blocking pavements
,forcing pedestrians to walk into danger and no warning of their future
work in one area ?

Work taking place on the highway is covered by the GMRAPS (Greater
Manchester Roads Activities Permit Scheme). Contractors are required to
display their works or permit number. Enquiries relating to work carried
out on the highway should be directed to the Council’s contact centre 0161
217 6111 or emailed to [2][email address]

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request for
information, you are entitled to ask for an internal review; however you
must do so within 40 working days of the date of this response. Any
internal review will be carried out by a senior member of staff who was
not involved with your original request. To ask for an internal review,
contact [3][email address] in the first instance.

 

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[4]www.ico.gov.uk

 

01625 545 745

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Oldfield

Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator

Stockport Council

Town Hall

Stockport

SK1 3XE

 

Tel: 0161 474 4048

Fax: 0161 474 4006

http://www.stockport.gov.uk

 

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Dear FOI Officer,
Could you please direct me correctly to make an internal request.I am afraid that your answer to my question how do they say now! Oh that is it "a load of flannel" The link you sent me is of no use to me so the proper e mail address if you please. Thanking M D Cawley

Yours sincerely,

michael cawley

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Cawley,

 

Thank you for your email. I am unclear as to what you mean by ‘internal
request’. Are you requesting an internal review of your FOI response? Also
regarding the email address, is it that the link doesn’t work or that you
require a different email address?

 

Yours sincerely

 

Phillipa

 

Phillipa Nazari

Data Protection and Access to Records Coordinator
Stockport Council
Town Hall
Stockport
SK1 3XE

 

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Dear FOI Why is that these vehicles have no name or contact number on them .They also don't bear the colours of SK Solutions. Nobody knows who they are and if a pedestrian got hurt who could they report the incident to ?The colours that they are painted in are the same as the old company Yours sincerely,

michael cawley

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Cawley ,

Thank you for your request for information submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which has been given the above mentioned reference number. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.

Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days from the date of receipt. If there will be a charge for disbursements e.g. photocopying in order to provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible to see if you wish to proceed; however such charges are usually waived if they amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance
Lower Ground Floor
Stopford House

Confidentiality:- This email, its contents and any attachments are intended only for the above named. As the email may contain confidential or legally privileged information, if you are not, or suspect that you are not, the above named or the person responsible for delivery of the message to the above named, please delete or destroy the email and any attachments immediately and inform the sender of the error.

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Cawley,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI 9029)

 

The information has been prepared by the relevant Council service and is
as follows:

 

The vehicles referred to have been hired in by the council’s contract hire
company and the registration number is the vehicles identification mark
which can always be traced back to the hirer.

 

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request for
information, you are entitled to ask for an internal review; however you
must do so within 40 working days of the date of this response. Any
internal review will be carried out by a senior member of staff who was
not involved with your original request. To ask for an internal review,
contact [1][email address] in the first instance.

 

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

[2]www.ico.gov.uk

01625 545 745

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Marianne Lavin

Corporate Information Management Team

Stockport Council

Stockport SK1 3XE

[mobile number]

 

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David Woolley left an annotation ()

As it says on the help pages for this site, asking "why" generally doesn't form a valid FoI request:

"Phrasing your request as a question or a request for comment (e.g. “why are you doing X?” or “please explain why you are doing X”) makes it more likely that your message will not be seen as a valid FOI request, both by us and by the public authority. Asking for “copies of all policies and procedures regarding X” would normally result in a valid FOI request."