Detailed Contact Information for each Managing Director of any Bus Company contracted by TfL's London Bus Services Limited
Request ID: FOI-0040-1718
Date published: 29 June 2017
You asked
In Mayor's Question Time Question No. 2017/1688, the Mayor stated that in relation to Bus Safety, "the Managing Directors are ultimately accountable for safety."
Since we know from Mayor's Question Time Question No. 2016/0627 that London Bus Services Limited (LBSL) "does not operate vehicles or services on the London Bus network" and as "the tendering authority, there is no legal requirement for LBSL to hold an operator's licence" kindly provide me with the name, postal address, email address and contact telephone number for each Managing Director of any Bus Company holding an operator's licence and presently contracted by LBSL.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0040-1718
Thank you for your email received by us on 05 April 2017 asking for the contact Information for each Managing Director of any Bus Company contracted by TfL's London Bus Services Limited.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we hold the information you require. You asked:
In Mayor's Question Time Question No. 2017/1688, the Mayor stated that in relation to Bus Safety, "the Managing Directors are ultimately accountable for safety."
Since we know from Mayor's Question Time Question No. 2016/0627 that London Bus Services Limited (LBSL) "does not operate vehicles or services on the London Bus network" and as "the tendering authority, there is no legal requirement for LBSL to hold an operator's licence" kindly provide me with the name, postal address, email address and contact telephone number for each Managing Director of any Bus Company holding an operator's licence and presently contracted by LBSL.
Please find below a table providing the names of operator MDs/CEOs.
| Operating company | Group | Name | Title |
| Blue Triangle Buses Limited | Go-Ahead | Mr. John Trayner | MD |
| Docklands Buses Limited | | | |
| London Central Bus Company Limited | | | |
| London General Transport Services Limited | | | |
| Metrobus Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| Metroline Travel Limited | Comfortdelgro Corporation Limited | Mr. Sean O'Shea | Chief Operating Officer |
| Metroline West Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| Abellio London Limited | Abellio | Mr. Tony Wilson | MD |
| Abellio West London Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| Arriva London North Limited | Arriva Passenger Services Limited | Mr. Bob Scowen | MD |
| Arriva London South Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| London United Busways Limited | Ratp Development Sa | Ms. Fiona Taylor | MD of RATP Dev London |
| London Sovereign Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| East London Bus and Coach Company Limited | Stagecoach Group Plc | Mr. Paul Lynch | MD |
| South East London and Kent Bus Company Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| H R Richmond Limited (Quality Line/Epsom Buses) | Part of RATP Dev London | Mr. Steve Whiteway | MD |
| Sullivan Bus and Coach | | Mr. Dean Sullivan | MD |
| Tower Transit Operations | | Mr. Charlie Beaumont | Chief Operating Officer |
| Universitybus Limited | | Mr. James Thorpe | MD |
| C T Plus C I C | | Mr. Dai Powell | Chief Executive |
Please visit the link below for details of the companies websites and their contact details:
http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/links/bus_operating_companies
Information about companies and their directors is available from companies house https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Other contact details for individuals have not been provided in accordance with s40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the DPA, specifically the first principle of the DPA which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions of Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act which would make the processing ‘fair’.
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Yours sincerely
Paulina Tuffour
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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