Parking Operations or Contracts - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information in relation to the Local Authority and parking operations/contracts.

1. Do you currently manage your car parking in-house or do you contract to a third party?

2. If you do employ a parking operator to manage your parking services, who is your current parking provider?

3. Do you or the third party manage parking services for both on and off-street parking?

4. What is the exact date your current contract/s terminate?

5. Does the Local Authority receive the income generated from the parking and notice charges or does the income go to a third party?

6. Please confirm the revenue amount generated from the third-party provider if there is one?

7. What are the key challenges that the Local Authority face with regards to the parking provision?

8. Can you confirm the expenditure on maintenance for the car park equipment by year over the last three years?

9. Overall what was the profit generated by the Local Authority after the cost of maintaining and staffing the car park by year for the last three years?

10. How many spaces are there? Please break down by location.

11. Do you have a pay by phone option? If so, who?

Decision

1. Through a third party

2. APCOA

3. Yes, they manage the car parks for South Holland and North Kesteven District Councils. All other District Councils currently have different agreements in place to manage their car parks

4. 4th November 2024

5. The Local Authority receives the income.

6. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information

7. Does not fit the purpose of an FOI, this would be purely speculation.

8. This question needs to be directed to the relevant District Councils. LCC do not manage any off street car parks

9. This question needs to be directed to the relevant District Councils. LCC do not manage any off street car parks.

10. This question needs to be directed to the relevant District Councils. LCC do not manage any off street car parks.

11. No

Reference number
687677
Date request received
08 December 2020
Date of decision
15 December 2020