Special Educational Needs School Transport and Patient Transport Services

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Dear Camden Borough Council,

Please supply the following information:

1.       Please supply a copy of your transport policy
2.       Please supply the service specification for the current contracts in place for Special Educational Needs School Transport and Patient Transport Services
3.       Please supply details of the nature of the framework – services/types of operation (taxi, car hire, patient transport, routes, etc.), it would supply
4.       Please supply details of the contract value for the entire contract or lots or service areas
5.       Please supply details of the number of Providers on the framework
6.       Please supply details of the actual contract spend for previous years since 2010 (information supplied as yearly breakdown please)
7.       Please supply details about when is the contract/framework is up for renewal
8.       Please supply details about the procedure for new providers joining the existing framework

Yours faithfully,

Kaynne Abel

Peter Williams, Camden Borough Council

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Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Central team

Our reference: 10103398

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Dear Mr Abel

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 3
June 2015.  You requested information on:

Please supply the following information:
1. Please supply a copy of your transport policy
2. Please supply the service specification for the current contracts in
place for Special Educational Needs School Transport and Patient Transport
Services
3. Please supply details of the nature of the framework – services/types
of operation (taxi, car hire, patient transport, routes, etc.), it would
supply
4. Please supply details of the contract value for the entire contract or
lots or service areas
5. Please supply details of the number of Providers on the framework
6. Please supply details of the actual contract spend for previous years
since 2010 (information supplied as yearly breakdown please)
7. Please supply details about when is the contract/framework is up for
renewal
8. Please supply details about the procedure for new providers joining the
existing framework
 
From our preliminary assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to
answer your request without further clarification. 
 
I require further information in order to identify and locate the
information you have asked for.
 
In particular, it would be useful to know:

Please could you explain what you mean by "transport policy." Is this for
Special Educational Needs School Transport and Patient Transport Services?
 
Once you have clarified your request, I will be able to begin to process
your request. If I do not receive clarification within three months your
request will be considered to have lapsed. (Under section 1(3) of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public authority need not comply with
a request unless further information reasonably required to locate the
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Yours sincerely

Peter Williams
Information and Records Management Officer

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 7857

Dear Peter Williams,

Your reference: 10103398

QUESTION: Please could you explain what you mean by "transport policy." Is this for
Special Educational Needs School Transport and Patient Transport Services?

ANSWER:
Transport policies either relating to Special Educational Needs School Transport and to Patient Transport Services. If these are not available, please send a copy of the Councils general Transport Policy that is non staff related.

Yours sincerely,

Kaynne Abel

Peter Williams, Camden Borough Council

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Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Central team

Our reference: 10103398

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Dear Mr Abel

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information, received 03 June 2015, and
clarified by email received on 20 June 2015. Please find our response
attached.

Yours sincerely

Peter Williams
Information and Records Management Officer

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 7857