FOI request detail

Knowledge of London students

Request ID: FOI-0331-2021
Date published: 24 September 2020

You asked

Please can you provide me with the number of people currently studying the knowledge. For both all London green badge and suburban yellow badge sectors.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-0331-2021/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 June 2020 asking for information about Knowledge of London students.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

We publish this information quarterly as part of our engagement with the taxi and private hire trades.

In the latest Feb 2020 slides the information can be found on slide 23.

Please note that under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act we are not obliged to provide you with information which is readily available elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please note, the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle the coronavirus. It is essential for London, that we continue to provide a safe transport network for essential journeys.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the current situation.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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