FOI 311-24 Fleet Info Disclosure
Enquiry Reference: 311 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, Below is your request and our response.
- It has come to light that vehicle data - registration number, make, model etc is being supplied to Experian and HPI. Please can you advise why my foi’s have been discriminated against and you have given this information to others? We are both in the provenance arena.
No Information Held
- I would like copies of the information supplied to Experian and HPI over the last 18 months. This is not individual enquiries for specific singular vehicles that they may have asked for but fleet information.
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1 (1) (a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Sec 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Where exemptions are relied upon s17 of FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a notice which: a) states that fact b) specifies the exemption(s) in question and c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
Having made enquires within the Force we have been advised that to locate this information would require a manual search across the force to ascertain whether information has been passed to Experian or HPI in the previous 18 months for fleet information (not singular vehicles). Due to the substantial size of the force this would take over 18hrs hours to complete. This is more than the appropriate time stipulated by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Falconer on the 18th Of October 2004, that is, 18 hours. This falls under the exemption of 'Compliance exceeding the appropriate limit' covered by Section 12 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and as such this work could not be undertaken.
This falls under the exemption of 'Compliance exceeding the appropriate limit' covered by Section 12 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and as such this work could not be undertaken.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act we have a duty to provide advice and assistance on this occasion I can offer no assistance with regard to locating the information within the 18hr time limit.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The APP College of Policing guidance states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker