NIP A616

Reference number:

20110083

Request date:

12/2011

Response date:

29/12/2011 (All day)

Request details:

Please find enclosed completed document confirming I was the driver of vehicle reg XXXX XXX at the stated time and place.

I am concerned however that the information you have provided may be inaccurate. I know the area in which you have stated I was driving over the speed limit by 8mph and as there are average speed cameras I use my cruise control in order to ensure I do not go over this limit. I am extremely carful to ensure my speed is consistent through these average speed cameras.

On that basis please can you confirm the accuracy, calibration dates and further evidence of my actual speed at that time (XX:XXhrs).

Exemptions Applied:

Section 31 - Law enforcement

Section 21 - Information reasonably accessible by other means

Section 16 - Duty to provide advice and assistance

SYP response:

South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership can confirm that it does hold the information you have requested in relation to the camera system on the A616(T) East.

Your request for information has now been considered and I am not obliged to supply the information you have requested.

Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership when refusing to provide such information due to the information being exempt, providing the applicant with a notice which:

States the fact,
Specifies the exemption in question, and
States (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

The exemption applicable to the information to which you have requested is Absolute in that it falls under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Section 21(1) of the Act states that, ‘Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise than under section 1 is exempt information’.

However, South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership acknowledges your request and under section 16(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which states it is the duty of South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership to provide advice and assistance, as far as it is reasonable to do so concerning the request for information.

South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership has sent you a copy of the photographic evidence already. Some of the information you have requested regarding the specific type of camera in relation to the alleged offence is readily available on the South Yorkshire Police’s internet website, at –

http://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/20090151syscp

http://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/syscp-20110065

The actual information that you have requested is for the specific camera that has captured your alleged offence. This information is exempt under section 31(1)(a)(b) & (c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is Law Enforcement. I hope that after reading the link above you can understand why this information is exempt. I have however attached an up to date redacted certificate of calibration for the type of camera that captured your alleged offence, which might be of use to you.

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20110083 - A616 Redacted Certificate.pdf	1.54 MB

South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership