Ms Lynda Clayton

Our ref: 22202

Dear Ms Clayton

Acknowledgement of Request

Subject: Taxi ranks & taxi provision

Thank you for your request for information of 05/02/2019 which was received on 05/02/2019. In your request you asked for the following;

1. Please provide a complete list of all correctly appointed official taxi ranks in Edinburgh, including all related information such as number of spaces, hours of operation etc.

2. Please provide all information related to any meetings, phone calls, emails or any other contact, where the subject of Edinburgh taxi ranks or taxi provision were included, which have taken place over the last 6 years.

3. Please provide all details of any talks or plans relating to taxi ranks in Edinburgh, whether finalised or not. This should include details of any scheduled meetings & plans which may not yet be confirmed.

4. Please provide all information provided to or considered by any council employee or agent related to provision of taxi ranks & future taxi service provision in Edinburgh.

I can confirm that your request will be processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Environmental Information Regulations (Scotland) 2004, or the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless the Council does not hold the information, or there is a reason for it to be withheld. We will write to you in any event. This means we have until 05/03/2019 to respond to your request.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will let you know.

If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should be supplied in, e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so on, then please let me know.

If you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal details. The disclosure log is available at the following link: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175....

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Ms Lynda Clayton

[FOI #549840 email]

Our ref: 22202

Dear Ms Clayton

Request for Clarification

Subject: Taxi Ranks & Taxi Provision

Thank you for your request for information of 05/02/2019 in which you asked the following:

1. Please provide a complete list of all correctly appointed official taxi ranks in Edinburgh, including all related information such as number of spaces, hours of operation etc.

2. Please provide all information related to any meetings, phone calls, emails or any other contact, where the subject of Edinburgh taxi ranks or taxi provision were included, which have taken place over the last 6 years.

3. Please provide all details of any talks or plans relating to taxi ranks in Edinburgh, whether finalised or not. This should include details of any scheduled meetings & plans which may not yet be confirmed.

4. Please provide all information provided to or considered by any council employee or agent related to provision of taxi ranks & future taxi service provision in Edinburgh.

Unfortunately, we cannot identify the information you have requested from the details you have provided. To help us meet your request, could you please provide the following:

With regards to above request, the scope of this request is significant (particularly over a six year period) covering a number of different sections of the Council including:
• Licensing
• Traffic Orders Team
• Locality Teams
• Public Transport
• Children and Families
• Health and Social Care

From a Public Transport perspective, we can provide minutes/action notes from the Taxi Working Group that has met intermittently over the years along with some general email traffic between ourselves and taxi orgs notifying of temporary taxi stances resulting from construction works etc (there would be quite a large number of emails). As this could take quite a lot of time would you consider refining your request by clarifying what specific information you are seeking?

On receipt of these further details, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request does not start until we receive the requested clarification from you.

If we do not hear from you within 40 working days, we will assume that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and we will take no further action.

If you wish to discuss further, please get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Sue Brown
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Ms Lynda Clayton

[FOI #549840 email]

Our ref: 22202

Dear Ms Clayton

Request for Clarification

Subject: Taxi Ranks & Taxi Provision

We wrote to you on 21/02/2019 asking if you could provide some further details to help us identify the information you are interested in. To date we have not received a response from you. Unfortunately, we cannot proceed with your request until you provide us with the following:

With regards to above request, the scope of this request is significant (particularly over a six year period) covering a number of different sections of the Council including:
- Licensing
- Traffic Orders Team
- Locality Teams
- Public Transport
- Children and Families
- Health and Social Care

From a Public Transport perspective, we can provide minutes/action notes from the Taxi Working Group that has met intermittently over the years along with some general email traffic between ourselves and taxi orgs notifying of temporary taxi stances resulting from construction works etc (there would be quite a large number of emails). As this could take quite a lot of time would you consider refining your request by clarifying what specific information you are seeking?

On receipt of these further details, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request does not start until we have received the requested clarification from you.

If we do not hear from you within 20 working days, we will assume that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and will take no further action.

If you wish to discuss your request, or have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Sue Brown
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance  Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Ms Lynda Clayton

[FOI #549840 email]

Our ref: 22202

Dear Ms Clayton

Request for Clarification - Closure

Subject: Taxi Ranks & Taxi Provision

We wrote to you on 21/02/19 and again on 21/03/19 asking if you could provide some further details to help us identify the information you requested on 05/02/2019. To date we have not received a response from you.

As 40 working days have elapsed, we have assumed that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and have closed your request.

Your right to seek a review

If you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with your request, you can ask us to review our actions and decisions by writing to the:

Head of Strategy & Insight
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court Business Centre 2:1
4, East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG or;
Email: [email address]

Please note that your request must be in a recordable format (email, letter, audio tape etc.), and that you have 40 working days upon receipt of this letter to ask for a review. You will receive a full response to your review request within 20 working days of its receipt. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the review, you can ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to review our decision. You must submit your complaint to the Commissioner within 6 months of receiving our review response. The Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
Website www.itspublicknowledge.info
E-mail: [email address]

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Sue Brown
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk