Our Ref:         FOI-0735-2021

Thank you for your request received on 3 August 2020 asking for information about performance related pay (PRP).
 
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:
 
1.     Please state how much has been paid in each of the last three financial years (a) 17-18, (b) 18-19 and (c) 19-20 as performance related pay to employees who are NOT members of the executive board. For each year please state the total amount paid and the number of staff that received such a bonus.
 
Non Executive Employee Performance Awards
Scheme Year Headcount Total spend on Performance Awards
2017 - 2018 5,774 £10,386,980
2018 - 2019 7,017 £14,018,325
 
Performance awards are only made against stretching targets that will deliver better transport for Londoners. These include targets to improve the reliability, safety and accessibility of public transport and the environment and to massively reduce costs.
 
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, we had made huge strides to improve our financial resilience. During the last four years we had made almost £1bn of savings across the organisation and had built up cash reserves of more than £2bn. As recently as March 2020, we were on track to reduce like-for-like operating deficit for the fourth consecutive year, with a firm plan to turn this into an operating surplus during 2022/23.
 
In light of the very significant financial challenges faced by the organisation as a result of the pandemic, and the ongoing discussions with Government about longer-term funding requirements, we took the decision to defer payout of all 2019/20 senior manager performance awards for 12 months. We also decided not to make any senior manager performance awards relating to the current financial year (2020/21). This will apply to all senior staff who are eligible for a TfL performance award.
 
At the time of writing performance awards for non-senior management staff have not been confirmed and so we do not yet hold any payment data for the 2019-20 financial year. The headcount and total spend increases from 2017-18 to 2018-19 are due to a large population transferring into TfL from London Underground.
 
Please note that the above figures does not include London Underground staff that have not transferred to TfL as their performance is only linked to base pay. There is no performance related pay for these employees. Likewise, operational staff within Surface Transport do not receive performance awards.
 
2.     Please state how much has been paid in each of the last three financial years (a) 17-18, (b) 18-19 and (c) 19-20 as performance related pay to employees who are members of the executive board. For each year please state the total amount paid and the number of members of the executive board that received such a bonus, and what was the amount of the biggest bonus payment made.
 
The requested information on the remuneration of employees on the Executive Board is published in our Annual Reports which are available on our website:
 
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/annual-report
 
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.
 
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.
 
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Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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