Internal Reference Number: FOI_8602
Date Request Received: 22/04/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 30/04/2025 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Hospital Car Parks - QR Code Scams
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: I am writing to request information from the local authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible. It relates to occurrences of scam/fake QR codes in hospital car parks. I would be interested in the following information relating to any incidents of this in hospital car parks owned or controlled by your trust: - Have hospital parking enforcement officers (or equivalent role with oversight over hospital car parks) recorded/noted any incidents of fake or scam QR codes in hospital car parks owned or controlled by the trust? (Yes or No) | |
Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
Question Number 2: - If the trust uses 3rd party operators to manage their hospital car parks - have these operators made the trust aware of any incidents of fake/scam QR codes in these car parks? (Yes or No) | |
Answer To Question 2: No | |
Question Number 3: - Has the trust received any reports from members of the public relating to incidents of fake/scam QR codes in these car parks? | |
Answer To Question 3: Yes | |
Question Number 4: - if yes to any of the above, please provide details of (i) how many and (ii) which sites these incidents took place at. | |
Answer To Question 4: 1 incident on 1 sign at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital | |
Question Number 5: - If held, please also provide documentation relating to the most recent five incidents (this may include photos/internal reporting/correspondence etc, redacted where necessary) | |
Answer To Question 5: No documentation held. | |
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