Our Ref: FOI-0042-2021 Thank you for your request received on 9 April 2021 asking for information about furloughed TfL staff and legal costs. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we hold some of the information you require. You asked: • How many staff were furloughed during the period between 20 March 2020 and 19 October 2020? What proportion of TFL’s total workforce does this number of furloughed staff represent? Information on the number of furloughed TfL staff has been published as part of several FOI responses on our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1302-2021 https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1852-2021 In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere. • Were any staff whose responsibilities relate wholly or mainly to compliance by TFL with its obligations under data protection law furloughed during the 20 March 2020 to 19 October 2020 time period? If any such staff were furloughed, what proportion of the workforce dealing wholly or mainly with compliance by TFL with its obligations under data protection law does this number of furloughed staff represent? The Privacy Team are responsible for TfL’s compliance with our obligations under data protection legislation. I can confirm that none of the Privacy Team have been placed on furlough at any point during the government’s furlough scheme. • How much money has TFL spent on external legal and other fees in relation to dealing with this dispute? Has TFL approximated/hypothecated an internal cost in dealing with this dispute and, if so, what is that cost? The incomplete SAR request was dealt with in accordance with TfL’s review procedures for Data Protection, there was no charge or cost associated with this as this was done by our Privacy Team. No external legal advice was sought/required in regards to the wider dispute. Therefore there were no external legal costs as this was all provided by TfL’s in house lawyers. We do not hold an estimated internal cost as this work would have been done as part of their regular tasks. If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me. If you are considering submitting a further FOI request please think carefully about whether the request is essential at this current time, as answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. Where requests are made, please note that our response time may be impacted by the current situation. Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal. Yours sincerely Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London [email protected]