FOI disclosure log

Customer

08 November 2018

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Good afternoon

I am seeking information in relation to a recent trading standards operation.

First of all, is your trading standards function undertaken by
London Trading Standards
?

Did your authorities trading standards take part in Operation Grip (a joint tyre safety operation in partnership with London Trading Standards and Tyre Safe, see link below)
http://www.londontradingstandards.org.uk/news/74-of-used-tyres-failed-to-meet-safety-standards/

If you did take part in Operation Grip, please could I have the answers to the following questions :
- How many tyres were checked?
- How many tyres were found to be defective or deemed unsafe?
- What are considered to be
Tyre Marking
defects?
- Were the tyre fitting centres / businesses visited during this operation targeted based on intelligence or were they randomly spot checked?

Yours sincerely
 

Message from Hackney Council

06 December 2018

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Re: Freedom of Information Request.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, received 8 November 2018. Your request has been considered and our response is in bold below.

 

You requested the following: 

I am seeking information in relation to a recent trading standards operation.
First of all, is your trading standards function undertaken by ‘London Trading Standards’?
Did your authorities trading standards take part in Operation Grip (a joint tyre safety operation in partnership with London Trading Standards and Tyre Safe, see link below)
http://www.londontradingstandards.org.uk/news/74-of-used-tyres-failed-to-meet-safety-standards/
If you did take part in Operation Grip, please could I have the answers to the following questions :
- How many tyres were checked?
- How many tyres were found to be defective or deemed unsafe?
- What are considered to be ‘Tyre Marking’ defects?
- Were the tyre fitting centres / businesses visited during this operation targeted based on intelligence or were they randomly spot checked?

 

The Council’s Response

1. Did your authorities trading standards take part in Operation Grip (a joint tyre safety operation in partnership with London Trading Standards and Tyre Safe?

      Yes

 

2. How many tyres were checked?

50

 

3. How many tyres were found to be defective or deemed unsafe?

 0

 

     4. What are considered to be “Tyre Marking” defects?

     a) Part Worn tyres which were incorrectly marked PART WORN (Upper Case Permanent Ink).

          b) Tyres with cuts over 25mm 10% of section width or reach cord/ply.

          c) Tyres with external lumps or bulges on sidewall.

          d) Tyres with non-repaired penetration damage.

     e) Tyres without original tread 2mm deep.

 

     5. Were the tyre fitting centres/businesses visited during this operation targeted based on intelligence or were they randomly spot checked?

 

     Randomly spot checked.

 

Appeals & Complaints Procedure

If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal, please write to the Information Management Team and this will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.

Information Management Team - Governance

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Centre

1 Hillman Street

London E8 1DY

[email protected]

 

Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40 working days of receipt by you of this response. Any such request received after this time will only be considered at the discretion of the Council.

 

If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at the contact details provided below.

 

Information Commissioner"s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 

Telephone: 01625 545 700

www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Management Team