FOI 25-023 Securing Services
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-023 Securing Services
- Request Date
- 14 Jan 2025
- Response Date
- 04 Feb 2025
- Information Requested
We are conducting research on the use of emergency securing services (such as boarding up and securing buildings) for the UK ambulance trusts. As part of this research, we would like to find out the following information about your Trust's practices in this area. Specifically, we are looking to cover the following: Scenarios and Usage: - In what scenarios do you use emergency securing services? Are there standard guidelines or policies governing when these services are used? Frequency: - How many cases require emergency securing services annually (ideally from 2010 to 2024)? If possible, please provide a geographical breakdown and include the cause of forced entry (i.e. concern for welfare, etc). Service Providers: - Who are the main providers or contractors engaged for emergency securing services? - What proportion of emergency securing services does each contractor achieve? Expenditure and remuneration: - How are these services funded – is there a framework in place (if so, please provide detail)? Which parties are responsible for remunerating the emergency securing service contractor (please provide any data that shows a breakdown of this)? - If possible, please provide a breakdown of the services used by service type (e.g. locksmith, boarding-up, etc) and the incurred cost of each service. - What has been the annual expenditure on emergency securing services for each year from 2010 to 2024?
- Response
The Scottish Ambulance Service does not hold any information on securing services. On occasions where there has been forced entry to attend a patient, the Scottish Ambulance would inform either the Police or Fire Services who would arrange for the securing of the premises.
It is for this reason we have applied section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002, as information not held.
