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By email –
Our Ref: eCase: FOI 2017/04720 RFI: 106/17 Date:
17 May 2017
Dear FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE: VEHICLE DAMAGE We refer to your email dated 14 April 2017 which was acknowledged on the 18 April 2017. We are treating your email as a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000). In your email of the 16 April 2017 you requested the following information: “1) How many vehicles are owned in total by Ministry of Defence Police? Please break down by vehicle type (motorcycle, patrol car, response car etc). 2) Please provide a breakdown of all police vehicle damage recorded by members of Ministry of Defence Police in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 so far. Please break the data down by calendar year, by vehicle type (motorcycle, patrol car, response car, etc) and by cost of each individual incident. Please provide a summary of each incident. 3) How many police vehicles have been reported stolen in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year. 4) How many police vehicles have been written off in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year. 5) What was the total cost of police vehicle damage to Ministry of Defence Police in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year.”
A search for information has now been completed and I can confirm that some information in scope of your request is held. Please see Annex A.
If you are not satisfied with this response or wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB (email [email protected]). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has come to an end. If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate the case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner’s website (http://www.ico.org.uk). Yours sincerely
MDP Sec Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
Q1: Vehicle Type 4x4 Police Dog Vehicle 4x4 Police Vehicle Police Car Police Command Vehicle Dog Vehicle Tractor HGV Police Motorcycle Minibus Protected Personnel Carrier Prisoner Van Quad Bike Van Total
Total 18 124 105 4 44 1 5 7 47 10 4 10 20 399
Q2 & Q5: Some information held. 2014 (Information held for Sept –Dec) Summary of Incident Police vehicle reversed into lamp post Police vehicle rolled into pedestrian barrier Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit wall/post Police vehicle hit post Police vehicle damaged while parked by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit by another vehicle Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle damaged by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard
Cost of Repair £499.42 £1936.74 £768.08 £105.37 £1413.26 £1829.22 £1047.94 £997.39 £508.88 Vehicle sent for disposal
2015 Summary of Incident Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle in collision with bollard Police vehicle skidded and went into ditch Police vehicle hit fence Police vehicle in collision with animal Flood damage to vehicle Damage caused by vehicle parked incorrectly
Cost of Repair £654.08 £363.23 £2783.67 £156.57 £156.57 £1280.17 £993.83
Summary of Incident Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle reversed into another vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged while in for repair Police vehicle hit stationary object Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle hit by another vehicle Police vehicle hit barrier Police vehicle damaged while reversing Police vehicle hit lamp post Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle in collision with animal Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit barrier Damage to police vehicle door Storm damage to police vehicle Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Road Traffic Accident caused by wet road and poor visibility Police vehicle in collision with animal Third party vehicle pulled into path of police vehicle Police vehicle hit post Police vehicle hit from behind by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard Police Vehicle damaged during driver training Police vehicle hit kerb Police vehicle scraped tree whilst passing Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle damaged by collision with cyclist Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle damaged whilst parked Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle in collision with third party vehicle Police vehicle hit wall Police vehicle in collision with third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard
Cost of Repair £993.03 £3678.96 £2510.15 £1763.95 £721.91 £888.18 Vehicle repaired under warranty £636.02 £755.38 £514.58 £1756.61 £482.91 £1089.69 £581.70 £296.59 £1312.01 Vehicle repaired under warranty Vehicle repaired under warranty £918.87 £2257.03 £143.00 £859.55 £7282.24 £1861.86 Vehicle sent for disposal £3678.96 Vehicle sent for disposal £1041.74 Vehicle sent for disposal £1093.88 £508.88 £804.03 £2877.18 £2510.15 £808.87 £420.34 £934.38 £1472.87 Vehicle sent for disposal £7282.24 £1301.19 £647.34 £1830.65
Summary of Incident Police vehicle damaged whilst parked Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Third party vehicle reversed into police vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle in collision with tree Police vehicle hit stationary object Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle
Cost of Repair £615.29 £1028.98 £2387.01 £1453.50 £456.36 Vehicle repaired under warranty £710.22 £578.39 £1027.08 £613.32 £2487.84
2016 Summary of Incident Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle damaged by water Police vehicle reversed into third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged by pot hole Police vehicle hit lamp post Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle skidded and went into ditch Police vehicle reversed into parked vehicle Damage to police vehicle sump guard Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit road sign whilst reversing Police vehicle hit road sign whilst reversing Police vehicle reversed into third party vehicle during incident Police vehicle hit post Incorrect fuel Police vehicle hit by caravan
Cost of Repair £587.43 £1069.95 £3688.29 £1040.00 £78.00 £5047.97 Vehicle sent for disposal £978.55 Vehicle sent for disposal £1123.53 £126.32 £1481.43 £1219.02 £655.51 £523.11 £2297.47 £2035.71 £438.08
Q3: No MDP vehicles reported as stolen in any year Q4: MDP follows MOD policy and procedures with regard to the disposal of vehicles. Details of MDP vehicles disposed as a result of damage incurred are shown on the table at Annex A.
By email –
Our Ref: eCase: FOI 2017/04720 RFI: 106/17 Date:
17 May 2017
Dear FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE: VEHICLE DAMAGE We refer to your email dated 14 April 2017 which was acknowledged on the 18 April 2017. We are treating your email as a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000). In your email of the 16 April 2017 you requested the following information: “1) How many vehicles are owned in total by Ministry of Defence Police? Please break down by vehicle type (motorcycle, patrol car, response car etc). 2) Please provide a breakdown of all police vehicle damage recorded by members of Ministry of Defence Police in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 so far. Please break the data down by calendar year, by vehicle type (motorcycle, patrol car, response car, etc) and by cost of each individual incident. Please provide a summary of each incident. 3) How many police vehicles have been reported stolen in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year. 4) How many police vehicles have been written off in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year. 5) What was the total cost of police vehicle damage to Ministry of Defence Police in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date? Please provide a breakdown by year.”
A search for information has now been completed and I can confirm that some information in scope of your request is held. Please see Annex A.
If you are not satisfied with this response or wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB (email [email protected]). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has come to an end. If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate the case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner’s website (http://www.ico.org.uk). Yours sincerely
MDP Sec Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
Q1: Vehicle Type 4x4 Police Dog Vehicle 4x4 Police Vehicle Police Car Police Command Vehicle Dog Vehicle Tractor HGV Police Motorcycle Minibus Protected Personnel Carrier Prisoner Van Quad Bike Van Total
Total 18 124 105 4 44 1 5 7 47 10 4 10 20 399
Q2 & Q5: Some information held. 2014 (Information held for Sept –Dec) Summary of Incident Police vehicle reversed into lamp post Police vehicle rolled into pedestrian barrier Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit wall/post Police vehicle hit post Police vehicle damaged while parked by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit by another vehicle Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle damaged by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard
Cost of Repair £499.42 £1936.74 £768.08 £105.37 £1413.26 £1829.22 £1047.94 £997.39 £508.88 Vehicle sent for disposal
2015 Summary of Incident Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle in collision with bollard Police vehicle skidded and went into ditch Police vehicle hit fence Police vehicle in collision with animal Flood damage to vehicle Damage caused by vehicle parked incorrectly
Cost of Repair £654.08 £363.23 £2783.67 £156.57 £156.57 £1280.17 £993.83
Summary of Incident Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle reversed into another vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged while in for repair Police vehicle hit stationary object Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle hit by another vehicle Police vehicle hit barrier Police vehicle damaged while reversing Police vehicle hit lamp post Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle in collision with animal Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit barrier Damage to police vehicle door Storm damage to police vehicle Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Road Traffic Accident caused by wet road and poor visibility Police vehicle in collision with animal Third party vehicle pulled into path of police vehicle Police vehicle hit post Police vehicle hit from behind by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard Police Vehicle damaged during driver training Police vehicle hit kerb Police vehicle scraped tree whilst passing Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle damaged by collision with cyclist Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle damaged whilst parked Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle damaged whilst unattended Police vehicle in collision with third party vehicle Police vehicle hit wall Police vehicle in collision with third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit bollard
Cost of Repair £993.03 £3678.96 £2510.15 £1763.95 £721.91 £888.18 Vehicle repaired under warranty £636.02 £755.38 £514.58 £1756.61 £482.91 £1089.69 £581.70 £296.59 £1312.01 Vehicle repaired under warranty Vehicle repaired under warranty £918.87 £2257.03 £143.00 £859.55 £7282.24 £1861.86 Vehicle sent for disposal £3678.96 Vehicle sent for disposal £1041.74 Vehicle sent for disposal £1093.88 £508.88 £804.03 £2877.18 £2510.15 £808.87 £420.34 £934.38 £1472.87 Vehicle sent for disposal £7282.24 £1301.19 £647.34 £1830.65
Summary of Incident Police vehicle damaged whilst parked Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Third party vehicle reversed into police vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Storm damage to police vehicle Police vehicle hit stationary object Police vehicle in collision with tree Police vehicle hit stationary object Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle
Cost of Repair £615.29 £1028.98 £2387.01 £1453.50 £456.36 Vehicle repaired under warranty £710.22 £578.39 £1027.08 £613.32 £2487.84
2016 Summary of Incident Cause of damage to police vehicle unknown Police vehicle hit parked vehicle Police vehicle damaged by water Police vehicle reversed into third party vehicle Police vehicle damaged by pot hole Police vehicle hit lamp post Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Damage to police vehicle door Police vehicle skidded and went into ditch Police vehicle reversed into parked vehicle Damage to police vehicle sump guard Police vehicle hit by third party vehicle Police vehicle hit road sign whilst reversing Police vehicle hit road sign whilst reversing Police vehicle reversed into third party vehicle during incident Police vehicle hit post Incorrect fuel Police vehicle hit by caravan
Cost of Repair £587.43 £1069.95 £3688.29 £1040.00 £78.00 £5047.97 Vehicle sent for disposal £978.55 Vehicle sent for disposal £1123.53 £126.32 £1481.43 £1219.02 £655.51 £523.11 £2297.47 £2035.71 £438.08
Q3: No MDP vehicles reported as stolen in any year Q4: MDP follows MOD policy and procedures with regard to the disposal of vehicles. Details of MDP vehicles disposed as a result of damage incurred are shown on the table at Annex A.
