Vehicle Allocation to Chief Officer Group

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Geoffrey Goodfellow

Dear Cambridgeshire Constabulary,

I request the below information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:-

1.) The make, model and specification (full specification from the purchase) of each vehicle allocated to each member of police staff and police officer making up the Chief Officer Group.
2.) The cost of purchase for each vehicle and the date of purchase
3.) Confirm or negate whether each vehicle is equipped with emergency lighting and audible equipment
4.) The current police driving qualification (standard / response / advanced) of each member of police staff and officer that makes up Chief Officer Group together with the date that the said member passed their driving qualification or indeed the last date they were reassessed against the requirements of the driving qualification
5.) The most common marked police vehicle currently in use by your force
6.) The cost (average cost if necessary) for the purchase of the most commonly purchased vehicle as per question 5.

I am conscious that claim may be laid with regards to exemptions being available in respect of my questions relating to costings under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests). Nonetheless, I would like to reassure you that other forces have provided this information and I would ask that, should you consider applying this exemption, you consider carefully the difference between 'commercial interests' and 'financial interests' as I do not feel the release of such information would indeed prejudice any further commercial interests but simply allow your force to be accountable with regards to the expenditure of public finances.

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Geoffrey Goodfellow

Freedom of Information, Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Dear Geoffrey

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 0124/2016

 

We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information (FOI) request which
was received by Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 27/01/2016

 

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Geoffrey Goodfellow

Good morning,

With regards to my request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, some other forces have asked me to clarify point 3 in relation to "emergency lighting and audible equipment". Just for sake of clarity, by this, I am referring to sirens and klaxons whether they be overt or covert.

Yours sincerely,

Geoffrey Goodfellow

Freedom of Information, Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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Dear Geoffrey

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 0124-2016

 

In reply to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, received 27 January 2016

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) requires us to handle all
requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor.  Any
information released in response to a request is regarded as being
published, and therefore in the public domain without caveat.

 

Request

 

     1.) The make, model and specification (full specification from the

     purchase) of each vehicle allocated to each member of police staff

     and police officer making up the Chief Officer Group.

     2.) The cost of purchase for each vehicle and the date of purchase

     3.) Confirm or negate whether each vehicle is equipped with

     emergency lighting and audible equipment

     4.) The current police driving qualification (standard / response /

     advanced) of each member of police staff and officer that makes up

     Chief Officer Group together with the date that the said member

     passed their driving qualification or indeed the last date they

     were reassessed against the requirements of the driving

     qualification

     5.) The most common marked police vehicle currently in use by your

     force

     6.) The cost (average cost if necessary) for the purchase of the

     most commonly purchased vehicle as per question 5.

    

 

We have completed all searches within Cambridgeshire Constabulary and
hereby enclose your response.

 

Response

 

1. Land Rover Freelander 1 150 TD4 GS AUTO

2. £23,652.56 (including VAT)

3.Confirm

4. Standard

5.Hyundai i30 Tourer 1.6 CRDi

6.£9220 excluding VAT

 

Further to Question 4

Your request for information has now been considered and I am not obliged
to supply the rest of the information due to exemptions provided by the
Act.

 

Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Cambridgeshire
Constabulary, when refusing to provide such information (because the
information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:  
(a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c)
states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption
applies.

 

The exemptions applicable to the information are: Section 40 – Personal
Information

 

 

If you are unhappy with this response, please see the attachment, which
sets out your rights to appeal.

 

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact the Information Access Office via email, or on telephone number
01480 456 111 extension 2092.

 

Regards

 

Alison Hayward

Information Access Office

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

 

 

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Geoffrey Goodfellow

Dear Freedom of Information (Alison),

Many thanks for the provided information. Could you confirm however the below:-

1.) There is only one vehicle listed. Am I to take it that only one member of the chief officer group has a vehicle allocated and the rest don't or is it that they all have the same make and model as per the information you provided (ie. They all have a LandRover Freelander)? Please be cognisant to the fact that I asked for vehicle in relation to all police officers and staff making up the chief officer group (aka senior management team) and not just the chief constable ie. Assistant Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Chief Constable and any police staff forming the senior management team.

2.) Can you confirm the purchase date of the vehicle as requested in point 2 of my original request? I assume the exemption you are seeking to apply (personal information) does not apply to this point?

3.) With regards to the exemption that you also make reference to (Section 40 - Personal Information), can I ask to which points you are specifically claiming this exemption? I assume that it may relate to the date the course / driving requalification was passed in point 4 of my request. Is this correct?

Thanks,

Geoff

Yours sincerely,

Geoffrey Goodfellow

Freedom of Information, Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Good Afternoon

Further to your queries below I confirm :-

1) Only one car for the Chief Officer Group
2) Can only provide Registration date 1 May 2012
3) Yes that is correct

Regards
Alison Hayward
Information Access Office

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