Healthy Streets Portfolio Board
Request ID: FOI-0581-1920
Date published: 19 July 2019
You asked
Can you please send me the agendas, minutes and attendance for / of the Healthy Streets Portfolio Board, in the period April 2018 to present.
We answered
TfL Ref: 0581-1920
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25 May 2019 asking for information about our Healthy Streets Portfolio Board.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked: Can you please send me the agendas, minutes and attendance for / of the Healthy Streets Portfolio Board, in the period April 2018 to present.
Please find attached the information you have requested.
Please note that financial information has been redacted from the attached documents as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2). In this instance the section 43(2) exemption has been applied as disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice our commercial interests, and could hinder TfL’s ability to negotiate the best value for money for similar services in the future.
The use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, particularly where the expenditure of public money is concerned, but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that we are able to obtain the best value for public money outweighs the general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.
In accordance with the FOI Act, we have also removed some information that we consider is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under sections 24 and 38.
In this instance the exemptions have been applied as disclosure of the information could assist persons wishing to disrupt London’s transport infrastructure by placing into the public domain information which would otherwise not be available via any accessible means. The current threat level in the UK remains severe, and there have been attacks and suspicious devices found recently at transport hubs, including bridges, in London. Some of the information provided in the minutes could be used by persons with nefarious intentions.
The use of these exemptions are subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, and acknowledge that there is some public interest in this information from a public safety perspective. However, disclosure of this information to you has to be regarded as a disclosure to ‘the public at large’. This information could potentially be obtained and utilised by individuals who may wish to use this information to cause disruption or harm to London’s transport infrastructure. In this instance, minimising the risk to transport infrastructure and protecting the welfare of members of the general public outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
Additionally, in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), personal information such as signatures have been removed from the documents, as required by section 40(2) of the FOI 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’.
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.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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