Reference:
Request detail:
Dear Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service,
I am writing to request an up-to-date Fleetlist for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. I am have been made aware that you procured some new appliances and would like to have a full allocation list of these. This must include the following information: Vehicle Registration, Make, Model, Builder, Type and Location.
It will not be accepted that Shropshire FRS place the request as not in the public interest and refuse to pass this information due to National Security or following the CPNI guidance. These are public assets and Shropshire FRS must remember this.
It is also to be noted that the below which has come from the ICO to which the information is now allowed to be released.
A recent Decision Notice on the ICO's web site related to the
publishing of Vehicle Registration Marks (VRMs) in response to Freedom of Information
requests and, in particular, the difference between vehicles registered to individuals and
those registered to organisations. It also referenced vehicles registered to organisations but
have subsequently been sold-on and may now be registered to individuals.
‘26. The Commissioner has previously considered the status of VRM’s under the DPA 1998
and decided that where the VRM belongs to a vehicle which is owned by a living individual
the VRM itself will be personal data without associated information being disclosed with it.
This is because information identifying the owner of the vehicle is obtainable simply from
having access to the VRM."
"27. However, the Commissioner notes that where the owner of a vehicle is a corporate
body or an organisation rather than a living identifiable individual then VRM information
cannot be personal data. Section 40(2) cannot therefore apply to this information."
"29. Following on from this, a disclosure of any VRM data which refers to vehicles which
have since been sold on to private individuals would also be a disclosure of personal data,
relating to the new owner of the vehicle. A motivated individual with access to the VRM
number of a vehicle would be able to take steps to identify the current owner of that
vehicle."
Response detail:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please find attached excel document.
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can complain or request an internal review of the decision. This must be done within 40 working days of receiving this response. You can do this by writing to the Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, St. Michael’s Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2HJ or email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk.
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
