1. I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your authority's use of traffic data services - both traditional and digital - across the past three financial years (2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24). This request forms part of a wider industry research exercise to understand how local authorities are currently sourcing and applying traffic data. Please provide the following:
A list of any external suppliers used for:
Traffic counts
Speed surveys
Origin/Destination (O/D) studies

2. Total expenditure on these services, broken down by year and category if available.

3. An indication of whether these services are conducted in-house, either wholly or in part. If so, any information about the scale or frequency of this internal work would be appreciated.

4. Details of any use of digital traffic data services (e.g., mobile device data, GPS, connected vehicle data), including:
Type of data used
Suppliers involved
Associated expenditure over the three-year period