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Dear Richard Smith

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council on 19/05/2017 and I will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 19/06/2017) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information Compliance-Officer
Legal Services
Corporate Services
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Dear Richard Smith

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

Question 1.

When was a decision taken to close and lock Lilly Hill Park Car Park Lily
Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2RX at 7pm.

The practice of closing gates and locking the main car park at Lily Hill
was started at the time of the restoration work in approximately 2002.

Question 2.

How many complaints have been received about Lilly Hill Car Park have been
received from Bracknell residents since July 2016.

No formal complaints received.

Question .3

Please provide a breakdown on the basic context of any complaints raised
by Bracknell residents since July 2016.

None received.

Question .4

How much is it costing to lock this Car Park on a daily basis annually,
and is this being Tax Payer funded.

This is part of the wider duties of staff responsible for the management
of the park and is supported by the voluntary actions of local residents. 
The cost of the staff and the maintenance of Lily Hill Park as a whole is
tax payer funded, but the closing and locking of gates element is not
separately or specifically tax payer funded and if we stopped locking the
gate it would not save tax payer any money.  Where council car parks are
left with free open access (because there are no volunteers or site based
wardens) they are more likely to suffer from increased fly-tipping /
anti-social behaviour / littering, so any ability to utilise existing
staff and volunteers to limit this is considered a cost saving.

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/selli... which contains
other helpful information as well.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Please note that your request may itself be the subject of a FOI request
and will be disclosed in that event.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at

http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/comme....

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Sent on behalf of;

Simon Bull

Solicitor

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Easthampstead House

Town Square

Bracknell

Berks

RG12 1AQ

Tel: 01344 352000

DD Tel: 01344 353107

Email: [email address]

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information Compliance-Officer

Legal Services
Corporate Services
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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