Fair Fuel UK
Request ID: FOI-0476-2021
Date published: 23 July 2020
You asked
I am writing to request the following information, which should be freely available under FOI laws.
1. Records (time, date, attendance list, notes, agendas, minutes etc) of any meetings that have taken place between TFL and the groups Fair Fuel UK, Alliance British Drivers, Motorcycle Action Group, Ultimum or the individuals Howard Cox, Quentin Wilson and Lembit Opik since the beginning of March 2020 until now.
2. Copies of any correspondence between TFL the groups Fair Fuel UK, Alliance British Drivers, Motorcycle Action Group, Ultimum or the individuals Howard Cox, Quentin Wilson and Lembit Opik since the beginning of March 2020 until now.
The reason for my request, by way of explanation, is the following article discussing moves by Fair Fuels UK and a group of lawyers to challenge TFL plans for enhanced active travel. https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/65803/motoring-groups-unite-to-fight-traffic-plans
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-0476-2021
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.
Please find attached the two emails that we have received from the stakeholders listed in your request. The only response we have replied with is the attached standard response that went to all 13,000 respondents to our request for comments on the proposed changes to the Congestion Charge scheme. We have not had any meetings with the listed stakeholders.
In accordance with our obligations under Data Protection legislation some personal data has been removed, as required by section 40(2) of the FOI Act. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle of Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation 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 which would make the processing ‘fair’.
This exemption to the right of access to information is an absolute exemption and not subject to an assessment of whether the public interest favours use of the exemption.
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.
The impact of current circumstances on TfL’s resources means 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.
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]
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